\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*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Gravity and Physiological Function}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Gravity creates gradients in the lungs that influence both ventilation and perfusion. In an upright lung, gravity causes more blood flow (perfusion) at the lung bases compared to the apex due to hydrostatic pressure.} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Ventilation also increases from apex to base but less steeply than perfusion. Thus, the ventilation-perfusion ratio (VA/Q) is higher at the apex (more ventilation relative to perfusion) and lower at the base (more perfusion relative to ventilation).} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 5) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{This uneven distribution of VA and Q affects gas exchange efficiency and arterial blood gases: PaO2 tends to be slightly lower at the base of the lungs due to lower VA/Q ratios, while PaCO2 is correspondingly higher.} \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 5) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Oxygen (O2) content and carbon dioxide (CO2) content of the blood depend on both the amount of gas exchange occurring and the matching of ventilation and perfusion, both influenced by gravitational effects on lung zones.} \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 5) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{pH can be affected as CO2 retention in poorly ventilated areas leads to respiratory acidosis, while well-ventilated regions support normal pH.} \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 3) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{The flow of oxygen into the lungs and CO2 out of the lungs depends on adequate ventilation and perfusion matching influenced by body position and gravity.} \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Effect on positioning on bronchiolar lumen}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/drkrithika_1759048020_Screenshot 2025-09-28 135625.png}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Physiological effects}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/drkrithika_1759049194_Screenshot 2025-09-28 141530.png}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Physical therapy implications}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Gravity is the principal contributor to inhomogeneity of physiological function down the lungs. & Body positioning significantly affects cardiovascular and pulmonary function by influencing oxygen transport, blood flow, lung expansion, and \seqsplit{ventilation-perfusion} matching. \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 9) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Gravity influences blood flow distribution and lung ventilation depending on body posture. & Upright and moving positions promote optimal lung expansion and oxygenation by facilitating better ventilation and perfusion matching. \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 7) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{The upright position can be more energetically demanding than supine positions, which are more demanding than lateral positions. Compression forces also affect the heart and cardiac output.} \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Indications}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/drkrithika_1759048955_Screenshot 2025-09-28 141150.png}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Figure 1}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/drkrithika_1759053101_Screenshot 2025-09-28 150315.png}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{The effect of gravity on ventilation and perfusion from the apex to the base of the lung. The net effect on the ventilation-perfusion ratio is shown by the curve} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Effects of Positions on Lung Function}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/drkrithika_1759049542_Screenshot 2025-09-28 142007.png}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Effect of arousal on cerebral activity}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/drkrithika_1759050907_Screenshot 2025-09-28 144445.png}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{The more upright the patient, the greater the neurological arousal and the greater \newline the stimulus to breathe. Commensurate with an increase in arousal, the patient is stimulated to take deeper breaths and, hence, to increase VA . When body positioning is coupled with mobilization, vasodilation and recruitment of the pulmonary capillaries are stimulated, and this, inturn, improves the homogeneity of the distributions of VA and Q, hence augmenting V/ Q matching.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Effects of Positions on Lung Function}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/drkrithika_1759049542_Screenshot 2025-09-28 142007.png}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.4977 cm} p{0.4977 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Monitor Responses to Position Changes}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{ABG Parameters} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Subjectively, the patient's facial expression, respiratory distress, dyspnea, anxiety, peripheral edema, discomfort, and pain are assessed.} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Objectively, heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, SaO2, flow rates, and bedside spirometry can be readily assessed.} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}