Cardiac intensive care unit (cicu) fellow; doctor called to bedside to assess intra-aortic balloon pump (iabp) low augmentation pressure alarm.Waveform on balloon pump is normal.Iabp reading of 42/5.Cicu attending, doctor, determined that it is a balloon malfunction.Cuff reading blood pressure within defined limits, titrating meds per cuff reading.Doctor requested another arterial line placement.Cicu resident at bedside to place left radial art line.Art line pressures correlating with cuff pressure.Iabp removed per cicu fellow.No issues upon removal, balloon intact.Patient tolerated well, vital signs stable.
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