Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Gestational diabetes always leads to maternal diabetes following delivery.
2. A patient says she has been thirsty and drinking a lot. She has also been "going to the bathroom often," eating more than usual but still losing weight. She probably has diabetes mellitus.
3. A patient tells you she has been drinking more than usual and "going to the bathroom often." She says she also has been eating more than usual but has lost weight. You would be correct to think that she probably has Grave's disease.
4. A patient at your clinic tells you she has been very thirsty, drinking a lot of liquids and using the bathroom often. She also mentions that she has been eating more than usual but has lost weight. She may have Cushing's disease.
5. Endocrine glands have ducts.


1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. FALSE
5. FALSE

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