Daily weight monitoring is a key component of a patient’s ability to self-manage their heart failure and/or kidney disease. This video based course reviews with clinicians on how to instruct their patient in taking, monitoring, and maintaining their weight.
Outline:
What is Dry Weight?
How to Maintain Dry Weight
Guidelines for Daily Weighing
Tracking and Interpreting Weight Changes
Ensuring Understanding
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Laurel Koss MS, OTR/L, attended the University of Pittsburgh and completed her Occupational Therapy degree from Duquesne University. With over 21 years in clinical occupational therapy settings, Laurel has experience in skilled nursing facilities, outpatient orthopedic and neurology, long term care, rehab, and acute care. She also has extensive training and experience in upper extremity amputee care, orthotics and prosthetics, and research and development. Laurel has been an adjunct professor for Saint Petersburg College and Nova Southeastern University, Tampa campus and is currently the lead occupational therapy writer for the Rehab team with Relias. Disclosure: Laurel Koss, MS, OTR/L has no Relevant Financial or Non-Financial Relationship with ineligible companies to disclose.
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