How do I read my own lab results?

Start with the reference range printed next to each value. Anything inside the range is what most labs flag as normal, and anything outside gets a high or low marker. Then look at the trend: a single value tells you little, but several results in a row tell a clearer story. Compare a new result to your last one, not only to the reference range, because a value moving from 5.9 to 5.6 means more than the same 5.6 in isolation. Keep the printout or PDF, you will want it later. Phaze does the trend math for you across 8 lab categories so you can see the direction at a glance. It is a tracking tool, not medical advice, so the interpretation, and any decisions, belong with your doctor.