tools-only Professional Treatment Plan Styling - Quick Reference
File Location
medical_treatment_plan.sty - Available in the assets directory
Quick Start
% !TEX program = xelatex
\documentclass[11pt,letterpaper]{article}
\usepackage{medical_treatment_plan}
\usepackage{natbib}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
% Your content
\end{document}
Custom Box Environments
1. Info Box (Blue) - General Information
\begin{infobox}[Title]
Content
\end{infobox}
Use for: Clinical assessments, monitoring schedules, titration protocols
2. Warning Box (Yellow/Red) - Critical Alerts
\begin{warningbox}[Title]
Critical information
\end{warningbox}
Use for: Safety protocols, decision points, contraindications
3. Goal Box (Green) - Treatment Goals
\begin{goalbox}[Title]
Goals and targets
\end{goalbox}
Use for: SMART goals, target outcomes, success metrics
4. Key Points Box (Light Blue) - Highlights
\begin{keybox}[Title]
Important highlights
\end{keybox}
Use for: Executive summaries, key takeaways, essential recommendations
5. Emergency Box (Red) - Emergency Info
\begin{emergencybox}
Emergency contacts
\end{emergencybox}
Use for: Emergency contacts, urgent protocols
6. Patient Info Box (White/Blue) - Demographics
\begin{patientinfo}
Patient information
\end{patientinfo}
Use for: Patient demographics and baseline data
Professional Tables
\begin{medtable}{Caption}
\begin{tabular}{|l|l|l|}
\hline
\tableheadercolor
\textcolor{white}{\textbf{Header 1}} & \textcolor{white}{\textbf{Header 2}} \\
\hline
Data row 1 \\
\hline
\tablerowcolor % Alternating gray
Data row 2 \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\caption{Table caption}
\end{medtable}
Color Scheme
- Primary Blue (0, 102, 153): Headers, titles
- Secondary Blue (102, 178, 204): Light backgrounds
- Accent Blue (0, 153, 204): Links, highlights
- Success Green (0, 153, 76): Goals
- Warning Red (204, 0, 0): Warnings
Compilation
xelatex document.tex
bibtex document
xelatex document.tex
xelatex document.tex
Best Practices
- Match box type to purpose: Green for goals, red/yellow for warnings
- Don't overuse boxes: Reserve for important information only
- Maintain color consistency: Stick to the defined scheme
- Use white space: Add
\vspace{0.5cm}between major sections - Table alternating rows: Use
\tablerowcolorfor readability
Installation
Option 1: Copy assets/medical_treatment_plan.sty to your document directory
Option 2: Install to user TeX directory
mkdir -p ~/texmf/tex/latex/medical_treatment_plan
cp assets/medical_treatment_plan.sty ~/texmf/tex/latex/medical_treatment_plan/
texhash ~/texmf
Required Packages
All automatically loaded by the style:
- tcolorbox, tikz, xcolor
- fancyhdr, titlesec, enumitem
- booktabs, longtable, array, colortbl
- hyperref, natbib, fontspec
Example Structure
\maketitle
\section*{Patient Information}
\begin{patientinfo}
Demographics
\end{patientinfo}
\section{Executive Summary}
\begin{keybox}[Plan Overview]
Key highlights
\end{keybox}
\section{Treatment Goals}
\begin{goalbox}[SMART Goals]
Goals list
\end{goalbox}
\section{Medication Plan}
\begin{infobox}[Dosing]
Instructions
\end{infobox}
\begin{warningbox}[Safety]
Warnings
\end{warningbox}
\section{Emergency}
\begin{emergencybox}
Contacts
\end{emergencybox}
Troubleshooting
Missing packages:
sudo tlmgr install tcolorbox tikz pgf
Special characters not showing:
- Use XeLaTeX instead of PDFLaTeX
- Or use LaTeX commands:
$\checkmark$,$\geq$
Header warnings:
- Already set to 22pt in style file
- Adjust if needed
For complete documentation, see the "Professional Document Styling" section in SKILL.md