micro-Astrup method

mi·cro-As·trup meth·od

(as'trŭp), an interpolation technique for acid-base measurement, based on pH and the use of the Siggaard-Andersen nomogram to determine the base deficit as an expression of metabolic acidosis and the arterial PCO2 as an expression of respiratory acidosis or alkalosis.

mi·cro-As·trup method

(mī'krō as'trŭp meth'ŏd) An interpolation technique for acid-base measurement, based on pH and the use of the Siggaard-Andersen nomogram.

Astrup,

Poul, Danish clinical chemist, 1915–. micro-Astrup method - an interpolation technique for acid-base measurement.