Pharmacy Exam Points (to remember)... Set 29

1. The two main types of arthritis, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, damage joints in different ways.
2. Osteoarthritis involves wear-and-tear damage to joint's cartilage.
3. In rheumatoid arthritis, the body's immune system attacks the lining of the joint capsule, a tough membrane that encloses all the joint parts, known as the synovial membrane and can eventually destroy cartilage and bone within the joint.
4. Cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder. 
5. Cholecystitis usually occurs when drainage from the gallbladder becomes blocked (often from a gallstone).
6. The gallbladder holds a digestive fluid that is released into the small intestine, it is called as bile.
7. Cholangitis is inflammation of the bile duct.
8. IPQ is acronym for International Pharmaceutical Quality.
9. GSP is acronym for Good Storage Practice.
10. Diverticulosis is a condition in which there are small pouches or pockets in the wall or lining of any portion of the digestive tract, but commonly in colon.