\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article} % Packages \usepackage{fancyhdr} % For header and footer \usepackage{multicol} % Allows multicols in tables \usepackage{tabularx} % Intelligent column widths \usepackage{tabulary} % Used in header and footer \usepackage{hhline} % Border under tables \usepackage{graphicx} % For images \usepackage{xcolor} % For hex colours %\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} % For unicode character support \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Without this we get weird character replacements \usepackage{colortbl} % For coloured tables \usepackage{setspace} % For line height \usepackage{lastpage} % Needed for total page number \usepackage{seqsplit} % Splits long words. %\usepackage{opensans} % Can't make this work so far. Shame. 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Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{2} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Stroke}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Definition:}} Sudden death of brain cells in a localised brain region due to inadequate blood flow} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Risk factors/causes:}}\{\{nl\}\}- Age (above 55), race/ethnicity (African Americans, Hispanics), sex (male over females), hormones (birth control use/hormone therapies)\{\{nl\}\}- Lifestyle: overweight, physical inactivity, alcohol/drug abuse\{\{nl\}\}- Medical: hypertension, smoking, high cholesterol, diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, cardiovascular disease (heart failure, defects, infection or arrhythmia {[}atrial fibrillation{]}), family Hx (stroke, heart attack, transient ischemic attack), covid-19} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 10) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Pathophysiology \& mechanism:}} Acute ischemia / intracerebral haemorrhage / subarachnoid haemorrhage / venous sinus thrombosis → impaired blood supply to affected area → loss of function, with symptoms related to the function of the affected brain tissue → stroke} \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 6) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Signs \& symptoms:}}\{\{nl\}\}- Trouble speaking \& understanding what others are saying\{\{nl\}\}- Paralysis or numbness of the face, arm or leg\{\{nl\}\}- Problems seeing in one or both eyes\{\{nl\}\}- Headache\{\{nl\}\}- Trouble walking} \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 5) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Complications:}}\{\{nl\}\}- Paralysis or loss of muscle movement\{\{nl\}\}- Difficulty talking or swallowing\{\{nl\}\}- Memory loss or thinking difficulties\{\{nl\}\}- Emotional problems\{\{nl\}\}- Pain\{\{nl\}\}- Changes in behaviour \& self-care ability} \tn % Row Count 28 (+ 5) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Treatment:}} Medication \& surgery} \tn % Row Count 29 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Stroke}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{8.4cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/bee-f_1678798625_Stroke-Pathogenesis.png}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Stroke (contnd)}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{8.4cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/bee-f_1678798793_Stroke-Non-Neural-Complications.jpeg}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Acute ischemia}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Definition:}} Local/distant cause - blood clot (embolus) blocks/narrows an artery leading to the brain causing cell death} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Risk factors/causes:}}\{\{nl\}\}- Hypertension, diabetes, heart conditions, smoking, males over 55, Hx of stroke or TIA\{\{nl\}\}- Fatty deposits that build up in blood vessels or by blood clots or other debris that travel through the bloodstream, most often from the heart, \& lodge in the blood vessels in the brain} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 7) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Pathophysiology \& mechanism:}} Small artery occlusion / large artery atherosclerosis / cardiac embolism / other → cerebral blood flow is impaired →damage is the lack of blood flow (ischemia) → ↑cell death / inflammation of brain tissue → signs/symptoms} \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 6) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Signs \& symptoms:}}\{\{nl\}\}- Severe headache without known cause\{\{nl\}\}- Numbness or weakness of face, arms, legs (especially one side)\{\{nl\}\}- Confusion\{\{nl\}\}- Trouble seeing in or both eyes\{\{nl\}\}- Trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination} \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 6) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Complications:}}\{\{nl\}\}- Blood clots\{\{nl\}\}- UTIs\{\{nl\}\}- Bowel \& bladder problems\{\{nl\}\}- Pneumonia risk\{\{nl\}\}- Muscle weakness\{\{nl\}\}- Bed sores\{\{nl\}\}- Mobility problems \& falls} \tn % Row Count 26 (+ 4) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Treatment:}} Clot-busting medications \& using a guided wire to retrieve blood clots in the blood vessels (aka. focus on restoring blood flow to the brain)} \tn % Row Count 30 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Acute Ischemia}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{8.4cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/bee-f_1678802289_Ischemic-Stroke.jpeg}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Acute Ischemia}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{8.4cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/bee-f_1678802450_Ischemic stroke (contnd).png}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}