\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. Would be lovely. \usepackage[normalem]{ulem} % For underlining links % Most of the following are not required for the majority % of cheat sheets but are needed for some symbol support. \usepackage{amsmath} % Symbols \usepackage{MnSymbol} % Symbols \usepackage{wasysym} % Symbols %\usepackage[english,german,french,spanish,italian]{babel} % Languages % Document Info \author{lenr} \pdfinfo{ /Title (dysphagia.pdf) /Creator (Cheatography) /Author (lenr) /Subject (Dysphagia Cheat Sheet) } % Lengths and widths \addtolength{\textwidth}{6cm} \addtolength{\textheight}{-1cm} \addtolength{\hoffset}{-3cm} \addtolength{\voffset}{-2cm} \setlength{\tabcolsep}{0.2cm} % Space between columns \setlength{\headsep}{-12pt} % Reduce space between header and content \setlength{\headheight}{85pt} % If less, LaTeX automatically increases it \renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove footer line \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove header line \renewcommand{\seqinsert}{\ifmmode\allowbreak\else\-\fi} % Hyphens in seqsplit % This two commands together give roughly % the right line height in the tables \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3} \onehalfspacing % Commands \newcommand{\SetRowColor}[1]{\noalign{\gdef\RowColorName{#1}}\rowcolor{\RowColorName}} % Shortcut for row colour \newcommand{\mymulticolumn}[3]{\multicolumn{#1}{>{\columncolor{\RowColorName}}#2}{#3}} % For coloured multi-cols \newcolumntype{x}[1]{>{\raggedright}p{#1}} % New column types for ragged-right paragraph columns \newcommand{\tn}{\tabularnewline} % Required as custom column type in use % Font and Colours \definecolor{HeadBackground}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{FootBackground}{HTML}{666666} \definecolor{TextColor}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{DarkBackground}{HTML}{1ED6C4} \definecolor{LightBackground}{HTML}{F0FCFB} \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault} \color{TextColor} % Header and Footer \pagestyle{fancy} \fancyhead{} % Set header to blank \fancyfoot{} % Set footer to blank \fancyhead[L]{ \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{C} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \vspace{-7pt} {\parbox{\dimexpr\textwidth-2\fboxsep\relax}{\noindent \hspace*{-6pt}\includegraphics[width=5.8cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/images/cheatography_logo.pdf}} } \end{tabulary} \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{11cm}{L} \vspace{-2pt}\large{\bf{\textcolor{DarkBackground}{\textrm{Dysphagia Cheat Sheet}}}} \\ \normalsize{by \textcolor{DarkBackground}{lenr} via \textcolor{DarkBackground}{\uline{cheatography.com/217755/cs/47923/}}} \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \fancyfoot[L]{ \footnotesize \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{LL} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheatographer}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}lenr \\ \uline{cheatography.com/lenr} \\ \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheat Sheet}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Published 4th April, 2026.\\ Updated 4th April, 2026.\\ Page {\thepage} of \pageref{LastPage}. \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Sponsor}} \\ \SetRowColor{white} \vspace{-5pt} %\includegraphics[width=48px,height=48px]{dave.jpeg} Measure your website readability!\\ www.readability-score.com \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \begin{document} \raggedright \raggedcolumns % Set font size to small. 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}{What}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{The reduced ability to swallow, caused by neurological or structural damage, leading to an interference with the efficiany that food and liquid move from the mouth to the stomach.} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{3.344 cm} x{2.812 cm} x{1.444 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Causes}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Mechanical}} & {\bf{Neurological}} & {\bf{Psychological}} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Oesophageal stricture & Stroke & Globus \seqsplit{Hystericus} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Oesophageal spasm & Parkinson's & Severe \seqsplit{anxiety} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Cancers in the head, neck and oesophageal areas & Motor neurone disease & Severe \seqsplit{depression} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Cancer treatments including radiotheraphy, surgery in the neck and head area & Head injury & \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 5) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Pharyngeal pouch & Multiple sclerosis & \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Injury or surgery to the tongue, lips, mouth or jaw & Cerebral palsy & \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 3) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} Severe infections of the mouth or throat (oral thrush or ulcers) & Dementia & \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 4) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Postural problems (severe kyphosis) & Huntingtons disease & \tn % Row Count 28 (+ 3) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} & Drug induced (psychotropic drugs) & \tn % Row Count 31 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Diagnosis}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Xray} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Dynamic swallowing study - OT} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Endoscopy} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Fiber-optic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES)} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Oesophageal muscle test} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Imaging scans} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 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}{Consequences}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Choking} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Malnutrition} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Dehydration} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Weight loss} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Aspiration pneumonia} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 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}{Signs and Symptoms}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Signs and Symptoms} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Pain while swallowing} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Not being able to swallow} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Feeling as though food is stuck in the throat or chest or behind the breastbone} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Drooling} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Hoarseness} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Food coming back up} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Frequent heartburn} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Food and stomach acid backing up into the throat} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 1) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Weight loss} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 1) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Coughing or gagging when swallowing} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 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}{Nutrition Related Treatment}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Texture modification of food and liquid.} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{HPHE} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Avoiding hard, crunchy or stringy foods.} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{monitoring the position of PT while they are eating} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{smaller more frequent meals} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Safe swallowing (small bites, chew thoroughly)} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Encourage consistent fluid intake} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Promote oral hygiene} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Fortification of foods} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 1) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Between-meal snacks} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{It is important to first determine the safest feeding route for your PT. For example, an oral feeding route may not be safe or adequate, so you may need to consider Enteral nutrition (EN), and a specific site (NG, PEG etc) or Parenteral nutrition (PN).} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}