Eventually, the western powers instituted an airlift that lasted nearly a year and delivered much-needed supplies and relief to West Berlin. Coming just three years after the end of World War II, the blockade was the first major clash of the Cold War and foreshadowed future conflict over the city of Berlin.
Ophthalmoscopy (also called fundoscopy) is a test that allows a doctor to see inside the back of the eye (called the fundus) and other structures using a magnifying instrument (ophthalmoscope) and a light source. It is done as part of an eye exam and may be done as part of a routine physical exam.
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW: A mediastinoscopy is a procedure which uses a scope to look inside your mediastinum. The mediastinum is the space inside your chest between and in front of your lungs. It contains the heart, large blood vessels, trachea (windpipe), esophagus (food pipe) and lymph nodes. A mediastinoscopy is used to look at these organs and structures, find infection, or see how bad lung cancer is.