Don't gamble with medical record numbers. Each label lists the patient's name, the medical record number, the tests to be performed, the type of container required, any special instructions, and the bar code that identifies the specimen.
Mediastinoscopy is a surgical procedure to look at the inside of the upper chest between and in front of the lungs (mediastinum). During a mediastinoscopy, a small cut (incision) is made in the neck just above the breastbone or on the left side of the chest next to the breastbone. Then a thin scope (mediastinoscope) is inserted through the opening.
An anoscopy is an examination using a small, rigid, tubular instrument called an anoscope (also called an anal speculum).This is inserted a few inches into the anus in order to evaluate problems of the anal canal.Anoscopy is used to diagnose hemorrhoids, anal fissures (tears in the lining of the anus), and some cancers.his is inserted a few inches into the anus in order to evaluate problems of the anal canal. Anoscopy is used to diagnose hemorrhoids, anal fissures (tears in the lining of the anus), and some cancers.