/* ==========================================================================
   PILLAR GUIDE — "How to start a diagnostic lab in India"
   A long single-column read: numbered stages, each closing with the deeper
   articles and the service page for that stage.
   ========================================================================== */

.guide-page-section .container {
    max-width: 920px;
}

/*----------------------------------[ Meta ]-------------------------------*/

.guide-meta {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 10px 28px;
    margin-bottom: 26px;
    color: #6b7280;
    font-size: 14px;
}

.guide-meta span {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
}

.guide-meta i {
    color: var(--theme-color);
    font-size: 13px;
}

.guide-intro {
    margin: 0 0 44px;
    color: #44525f;
    font-size: 18px;
    line-height: 1.85;
    text-align: center;
}

/*--------------------------------[ Contents ]-----------------------------*/

.guide-toc {
    padding: 30px 34px 34px;
    border: 1px solid #e4eaf0;
    border-radius: 16px;
    background-color: #f7fafc;
}

.guide-toc h2 {
    margin: 0 0 18px;
    color: #0d1f33;
    font-size: 19px;
    font-weight: 600;
}

.guide-toc ol {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    list-style: none;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: 10px 26px;
}

.guide-toc a {
    display: flex;
    align-items: baseline;
    gap: 11px;
    color: #44525f;
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.5;
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.guide-toc a span {
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    color: var(--theme-color);
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

.guide-toc a:hover {
    color: var(--theme-color);
}

/*---------------------------------[ Stages ]------------------------------*/

.guide-stages {
    margin-top: 56px;
}

.guide-stage {
    /* TOC links land below the sticky header rather than under it. */
    scroll-margin-top: 110px;
}

.guide-stage + .guide-stage {
    margin-top: 54px;
    padding-top: 54px;
    border-top: 1px solid #e9eef3;
}

.guide-stage-no {
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
    color: var(--theme-color);
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
}

.guide-stage h2 {
    margin: 0 0 14px;
    color: #0d1f33;
    font-size: 28px;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.3;
}

.guide-lede {
    margin: 0 0 22px;
    color: #0d1f33;
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1.75;
}

.guide-body p {
    margin: 0 0 18px;
    color: #5b6b7d;
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.85;
}

.guide-body strong {
    color: #0d1f33;
    font-weight: 700;
}

/*----------------------------------[ Table ]------------------------------*/

.guide-table-wrap {
    margin: 0 0 24px;
    overflow-x: auto;              /* narrow screens scroll the table, not the page */
}

.guide-table {
    width: 100%;
    min-width: 540px;
    border-collapse: collapse;
    font-size: 15px;
}

.guide-table caption {
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    color: #6b7280;
    font-size: 13px;
    text-align: left;
}

.guide-table th,
.guide-table td {
    padding: 13px 16px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #e9eef3;
    text-align: left;
    vertical-align: top;
}

.guide-table thead th {
    border-bottom: 2px solid #dde5ec;
    color: #0d1f33;
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.03em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.guide-table tbody th {
    color: #0d1f33;
    font-weight: 600;
}

.guide-table tbody th em {
    display: block;
    color: var(--theme-color);
    font-size: 12px;
    font-style: normal;
    font-weight: 700;
}

.guide-table td {
    color: #5b6b7d;
}

/*--------------------------[ Read next / services ]-----------------------*/

.guide-reads {
    margin: 26px 0 0;
    padding: 22px 26px 24px;
    border-left: 3px solid var(--theme-color);
    border-radius: 0 12px 12px 0;
    background-color: #f2f8f5;
}

.guide-reads h3 {
    margin: 0 0 12px;
    color: #0d1f33;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.guide-reads ul {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    list-style: none;
}

.guide-reads li + li {
    margin-top: 9px;
}

.guide-reads a {
    display: flex;
    align-items: baseline;
    gap: 11px;
    color: #204066;
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.55;
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.guide-reads a i {
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    color: var(--theme-color);
    font-size: 13px;
}

.guide-reads a:hover {
    color: var(--theme-color);
}

.guide-services {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 10px;
    margin-top: 22px;
}

.guide-service {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 9px;
    padding: 9px 17px;
    border: 1px solid #e4eaf0;
    border-radius: 55px;
    background-color: #fff;
    color: #0d1f33;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 600;
    transition: border-color 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease;
}

.guide-service i {
    font-size: 11px;
    color: var(--theme-color);
    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}

.guide-service:hover {
    border-color: var(--theme-color);
    color: var(--theme-color);
}

.guide-service:hover i {
    transform: translateX(3px);
}

/*-----------------------------------[ CTA ]-------------------------------*/

.guide-cta {
    margin-top: 64px;
    padding: 44px 40px;
    border-radius: 18px;
    background-color: var(--theme-color-2);
    color: #fff;
    text-align: center;
}

.guide-cta h2 {
    margin: 0 0 8px;
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 26px;
    font-weight: 600;
}

.guide-cta p {
    margin: 0 0 26px;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82);
    font-size: 16px;
}

.guide-cta-btns {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 16px 28px;
}

.guide-cta-alt {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 9px;
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 700;
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.guide-cta-alt i {
    font-size: 11px;
}

.guide-cta-alt:hover {
    color: #7ee0a8;
}

/*------------------------------[ Responsive ]-----------------------------*/

@media (max-width: 767px) {
    .guide-intro { font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 34px; }
    .guide-toc { padding: 24px 22px 26px; }
    .guide-toc ol { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .guide-stages { margin-top: 42px; }
    .guide-stage + .guide-stage { margin-top: 42px; padding-top: 42px; }
    .guide-stage h2 { font-size: 23px; }
    .guide-lede { font-size: 16px; }
    .guide-body p { font-size: 15px; }
    .guide-reads { padding: 18px 20px 20px; }
    .guide-cta { margin-top: 48px; padding: 34px 22px; }
    .guide-cta h2 { font-size: 22px; }
}