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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{tabularx}{17.67cm}{x{8.635 cm} x{8.635 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{17.67cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Managed by:}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Counter-irrtants & Rubefacients \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} - relieve pain by stimulation of a- \& B- nociceptive receptors {\bf{(Gate control theory)}} & - Vascular agents causing {\bf{vasodilation}}/redness to cleanse area of any harmful substances and nourish it. \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 6) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{17.67cm}}{- Irritant skin to distract from muscle and joint pain} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{17.67cm}{x{5.7358 cm} x{5.5671 cm} x{5.5671 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{17.67cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Rubefacients \& counter-irritants}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Oil of wintergreen \{\{ac\}\} & \{\{ac\}\}Oil of turpentine (longleaf pine) & \{\{ac\}\} Capsaicin \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Phenolic glycoside (gaultherin)-{}-\textgreater{} enzymatic hydrolysis (maceration or steam distillation)-{}-{}-\textgreater{} {\bf{methyl salicylate}} & From {\bf{oleoresin distillation}} & Pungent oleoresin. \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 9) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Mainly as ointment or liniment for rheumatism, sprains & Contains monoterpenes {\bf{(a- and B- pinene)}} & {\bf{Anti-rheumatic drug}} as cream or plaster. \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 5) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Skin irritant. & Used externally as rubifacient \& counter irritants ointments and liniment, but not for more than 3-4 times daily. (skin irritant) & Depleates substance P \seqsplit{(neuro-peptide} pain mediator) \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 10) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & Can cause {\bf{sever airway spasms in asthma}}. Swallowing causes headache, coughing, lung bleeding, kidney damage due to A.I. pinenes, 3-carene and dipentene. & SE: Severe irritation/ Burning/ Away from eyes, mucous membrnae or injured skin/ avoid in children, pregnant or \seqsplit{breast-feeding}. \tn % Row Count 39 (+ 12) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{17.67cm}{x{8.8077 cm} x{8.4623 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{17.67cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Refrigerant herbs}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Menthol \{\{ac\}\} & \{\{ac\}\} Camphor \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Monoterpene alcohol}} from mint species. Also prepared synthetically. & {\bf{Monoterpene ketone}}. \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Applied 3-4 times daily in painful areas. & Has \seqsplit{anti-septic/anti-itching} activity. \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{17.67cm}}{Produce a strong {\bf{cooling sensation}} as counter-irrtitants.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{17.67cm}{x{4.1175 cm} x{4.1175 cm} x{4.1175 cm} x{4.1175 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{17.67cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Arthritis herbal treatment}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \{\{ac\}\}Willow bark & \{\{ac\}\} Turmeric & \{\{ac\}\}Boswellia & \{\{ac\}\}Avocado \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Has {\bf{phenolic glycoside Salicin}}-{}-{}-\textgreater{} \seqsplit{hydrolyzed} to {\bf{salicyl alcohol}}-{}-{}-\textgreater{} oxidized to {\bf{salicylic acid.}} & Has \seqsplit{yellow-pigment}, {\bf{curcumin}}. & Has {\bf{boswellic acid.}} & As fresh fruit or \seqsplit{extract/juice}. \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 11) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Analgesic, \seqsplit{anti-pyretic} \& \seqsplit{anti-inflammatory} & \seqsplit{Anti-inflammatory} action. & Unique \seqsplit{anti-inflammatory} action as NSAIDs. Treats \seqsplit{chronic-inflammatroy} diseases as {\bf{rheumatoid arthritis specifically}} and {\bf{bronchial asthma}}. & \seqsplit{Specifically} for {\bf{osteoarthritis. }} \tn % Row Count 28 (+ 15) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} The {\bf{naturally-occurring aspirin.}} & Rare SE: Stomach upsets/ Allergic reactions & & MOA: \seqsplit{Stimulates} collagen synthesis \& inhibits \seqsplit{collagenase} to restore normal cartilage \seqsplit{structure.} \tn % Row Count 38 (+ 10) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{17.67cm}{x{4.1175 cm} x{4.1175 cm} x{4.1175 cm} x{4.1175 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{17.67cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Arthritis herbal treatment (cont)}} \tn % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & & & No SE. \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{17.67cm}{x{7.5988 cm} x{9.6712 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{17.67cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Gout}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} DOC: Colchicine alkaloid \{\{ac\}\} & Celery fruits\{\{ac\}\} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & Increase {\bf{urates elimination}} from kidneys. \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & Relieve symptoms \& prevent recurrence when combined with low purine diet. \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{17.67cm}}{Treated with indomethacin, NSAIDs but {\bf{not low-dose aspirin}}. \newline \newline Aspirin has {\bf{bimodal action/dose-dependent}}. \newline \newline High doses \textgreater{}3g/day could be uricosuric (decrease uric acid level in blood by its excretion)} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \end{document}