\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{2.33919 cm} x{2.63781 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Vital Signs}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} BP & 120/80 \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} HR & 60 - 100 bpm \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} RR & 12 - 20 breaths/min \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} T & 36.5 - 37.2 \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} SPO\textasciitilde{}2\textasciitilde{} & 95 - 100\% \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} SPO\textasciitilde{}2\textasciitilde{} in COPD pt & 88\% \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.58804 cm} x{2.38896 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Kidney Function}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} CALCIUM & 9 - 11 mg/dL \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} MAGNESIUM & 1.5 - 2.5 mg/dL \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} PHOSPHOROUS & 2.5 - 4.5 mg/dL \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} SPECIFIC GRAVITY & 1.010 - 1.030 \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} GFR & 90 - 120 \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} BUN & 7 - 20 mg/dL \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} CREA & 0.6 - 1.2 mg/dL \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{3.13551 cm} x{1.84149 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{HBA1C}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} NON-DIABETIC & 4 - 5.6\% \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} PRE-DIABETIC & 5.7 - 6.4\% \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} DIABETIC & \textgreater{}6.5\% \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Goal for diabetic & \textless{}7\% \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{3.03597 cm} x{1.94103 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{BMI}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} UNDERWEIGHT & \textless{}18 \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} NORMAL & 18-24.9 \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} OVERWEIGHT & 25-29.9 \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} OBESE & \textgreater{}30 \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.74195 cm} x{3.23505 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{CBC}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} WBC & 4,500 - 11,000 \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} RBC & 4.5 - 5.5 X 10\textasciicircum{}6\textasciicircum{} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} PLATELETS & 150,000 - 450,000 \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} HGB & F: 12 - 16 \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{HCT} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.19448 cm} x{3.78252 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{CBC}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} WBC & 4,500 - 11,000 \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} RBC & 4.5 - 5.5 X 10\textasciicircum{}6\textasciicircum{} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{PLATELETS} & 150,000 - 450,000 \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} HGB & F: 12 - 16 \{\{nl\}\} M: 13 - 18 \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} HCT & F: 36 - 48 \{\{nl\}\} M: 39 - 54 \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) \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}{Liver Function Test}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} ALT & 7 - 56 \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} AST & 5 - 40 \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} ALP & 40 - 120 \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} BILIRUBIN & 0.1 - 1.2 \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.18988 cm} x{2.78712 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{ABGs}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} PH & 7.35-7.45 \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} PaCO\textasciitilde{}2\textasciitilde{} & 35-45 \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} PaO\textasciitilde{}2\textasciitilde{} & 80-100 \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} HCO\textasciitilde{}2\textasciitilde{} & 22-26 \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{3.93183 cm} x{1.04517 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Other}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} MAP \textasciitilde{}(Mean Arterial Pressure)\textasciitilde{} & 70-100 \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} ICP \textasciitilde{}(intracranial pressure)\textasciitilde{} & 5-15 \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Glasgow Coma Scale & Best: 15 \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.14011 cm} x{2.83689 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Other}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} MAP \textasciitilde{}(Mean Arterial Pressure)\textasciitilde{} & 70-100 \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} ICP \textasciitilde{}(intracranial pressure)\textasciitilde{} & 5-15 \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Glasgow Coma Scale & Best: 15 \{\{nl\}\} Mild: 13-15 \{\{nl\}\} Moderate: 9-12 \{\{nl\}\} Severe: 3-8 \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.33919 cm} x{2.63781 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Pancreas}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Amylase & 30 - 110 \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Lipase & \textless{}200 \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.93643 cm} x{2.04057 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Basic Metabolic Panel}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} SODIUM & 135 - 145 \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} POTASSIUM & 3.5 - 5 \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} CHLORIDE & 95 - 105 \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} CALCIUM & 9 - 11 \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} BUN & 7 - 20 \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} CREA & 0.6 - 1.2 \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} ALBUMIN & 3.4 - 5.4 \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} TOTAL PROTEIN & 6.2 - 8.2 \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.4977 cm} x{4.4793 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{COAGs}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} PT & 10 - 13 sec \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} PTT & 25 - 35 \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} aPTT & not on heparin: 30-40 sec \{\{nl\}\} on heparin: 47 - 70 sec \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} INR & not on warfarin: \textless{}1 \{\{nl\}\} on warfarin: 2-3 sec \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{4.03137 cm} p{0.94563 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Lipid Panel}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Total Cholesterol & \textless{}200 \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Triglyceride & \textless{}150 \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} LDL & \textless{}100 \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} HDL & \textless{}60 \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}