This Lenten hymn was written by English Redemptorist priest Edmund Vaughan (1827-1908) - who is incorrectly referred to as Edward in some hymnals. In the earliest publications, they hymn was set to a number of un-named tunes.
An Amylase test may be ordered when a person exhibits symptoms of pancreatitis (an infection of the pancreas). These symptoms include severe abdominal or back pain, nausea, fever or loss of appetite.
Your liver takes proteins in your diet and turns them into new proteins to circulate to the various organs and tissues of your body. This is why the serum albumin test can tell your physician how well your liver is working. An albumin test is often used as part of a test known as a liver panel, which tests your blood for albumin, creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, and prealbumin.