Hi dr my mom 87 independant gets pulmonary edema every so often caused by a weak heart condition and her kidneys are stage 4.she is a pretty active person she is well treated with her dr .what can she do to prevent this from happening less?

Monitor Wt and BP: Close follow-up with her cardiologist, and monitoring her weight, and blood pressure each morning, sitting and standing, can help; she should note whether her feet, ankles and legs are swollen and report the data regularly to her Drs staff; this monitoring can enable the MD to change therapy between office visits. The goal is to keep her BP in the low-normal range of 100-125 systolic.