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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}{p{0.72 cm} x{2.16 cm} x{2.16 cm} x{2.16 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{STOMAS}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{{\emph{surgically created opening in the abdominal wall that allows part of the intestine to be diverted outside the body. It enables waste to exit the body}}} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Stoma type}} & & {\bf{Expected output post operatively (48-72hrs)}} & {\bf{Post adaptation}} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Jejunostomy} & opening in the jejunum (middle the small intestine). bypass stomach \& upper small intestine. Where oral input isn't possible, but L.I functions. & \textless{}6L/d & \textless{}6L/d \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 13) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{Ileostomy} & Opening in the ileum (the last part of the S.I) – bypass \seqsplit{L.Intestine.} {\bf{End:}} ileum separated from colon and brought out to form stoma. {\bf{Loop:}} a loop of small intestine pulled through abdominal incision, then opened and stitched to skin to form stoma & \textless{}2L/d Generally, will be functional within 24 hrs & \seqsplit{600-800mL/day} \tn % Row Count 43 (+ 22) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{p{0.72 cm} x{2.16 cm} x{2.16 cm} x{2.16 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{STOMAS (cont)}} \tn % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Colostomy} & Colon brought through abdomen & May have no output initially for up \textless{}72hours May need low insoluble fibre first few weeks are surgery, then \seqsplit{re-introduce} & 200-600mL/d thick stool Rare to have high stoma output \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 11) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{4 cm} x{4 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Stoma troubleshooting}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Reduce output}} {\emph{High output = 1500ml/day+}} & ↑ salt \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Thicken output}} & rice, potatoes, pasta, white bread, smooth peanut butter, cheese, oats \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{↑ output}} & caffeine, sugary drinks, artificial sweeteners, alcohol, spicy foods \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 4) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Too much gas}} & avoid cabbage, onions, legumes, broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus, peas, sugary drinks, chewing gum, drinking through straw, smoking \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 7) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{4 cm} x{4 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Stoma troubleshooting}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Reduce output}} {\emph{High output = 1500ml/day+}} & ↑ salt \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Thicken output}} & rice, potatoes, pasta, white bread, smooth peanut butter, cheese, oats \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 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}{Tube Feeding (EN)}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{8.4cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/michellephillips02_1751788045_Picture3.jpg}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.584 cm} x{2.508 cm} x{2.508 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{EN Feeding Routes}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Tube}} & {\bf{Notes}} & {\bf{Risks}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Nasogastric}} (Nose \textgreater{} Stomach) & \textgreater{}2 weeks. Normal GI function. ✓ Medications in tube. Bedside insertion. Common and preferred. & Aspiration risk. Discomfort. \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 8) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Nasoduodenal}} (Nose \textgreater{} duodenum) & \textgreater{}2 weeks. Normal SI, abnormal stomach. Bedside insertion. ✓ Medications in tube & Discomfort. Requires pump \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 7) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Gastrostomy "G Tube"}} (Straight into stomach) 2+ weeks. Normal GI function, bypass mouth. & Reduced risk of \seqsplit{displacement.} ✓ bolus feeds. x most medications in tube. Flush w/ water after each feed. & Surgery – risk of infection \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 9) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Jejunostomy (PEJ)}} (Straight into jejunum) & 2+ weeks. Normal GI function, but need to bypass parts of the GI tract. ↑ tolerance. Eg. \seqsplit{pancreatitis.} & Surgery – risk of infection. Requires pump \seqsplit{administration}. Risk of clogging smaller lumen of tube. \tn % Row Count 33 (+ 8) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{3.52 cm} x{4.48 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Feeding Rates (EN)}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Continuous: \seqsplit{nasoduodenal-jejunal} & 100-120mL/hour \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Continuous: nasogastric & 250ml/hour \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Bolus & 150mL for small/old people, 400-600mL for bigger people/young people \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}