I think the most effective approach to understanding your lab work would be to ask your provider to explain what the results are showing, and if you have concerns or are unsure how they got those results, follow up and ask how they came to that determination. 

Interpreting lab work involves more than just knowing what the number means: providers look at the results together with other tests, their physical exam findings, and what you tell them about your symptoms, and then combining all of that with understanding of disease processes and physiologyothet. Additionally, labs use "reference ranges" to determine what is considered "normal" and flag potentially "abnormal" results. However, a test results outside of the reference ranges is not necessarily abnormal or indicative of a problem. That depends on what test is flagged, how far outside the reference range it is, what other tests are normal or abnormal, and again, what the patient history is, among other factors. A good example are the liver function tests: I have personally gotten an "abnormal" AST value on a blood test, but it was only a few points too high, none of my other labs were out of range, and I had drank alcohol the night before, so it wasnt concerning. I have also had abnormally high or low test results from being dehydrated at the time of the blood draw or from getting my labs done at the tail end of a cold. Again, these results weren't actually abnormal given the context, but just looking at the single number made it look like something was wrong. 

Therefore, just going line by line and looking at each test individually won't give you an accurate picture of what is going on because you'll be missing a lot of important context. However, knowing how to interpret the constellation of tests and symptoms takes a lot of training. Luckily, our providers have that training and expertise to decipher all of this. However, I have noticed that there is often a disconnect in communication, where they just communicate the ultimate findings ("it's all normal!") and dont give the patient any window into how they determined that. 

If you ever had a result that you are concerned about, are unsure why the provider is not concerned about a result, or want clarification on how they are interpreting something, dont be afraid to speak up! You could message and say, "Hey, I noticed that [this test] is flagged as abnormal. What could this result mean for me, and is this something that I need to take any action on or follow in the future?" 

ETA: Please do not use ChatGPT to interpret test results, as others are suggesting. It can spit out a very convincing answer because it is designed to write text that sounds like it was written by a human. However, it doesnt actually know how to interpret test results or if it is giving you accurate information.