IBU/APS Selection Guidelines 5/14/2024 These guidelines provide assistance in selecting when an IBU interview or an APS is most appropriate. First select a CLASSIFICATION in the left column. Then select a SUBCATEGORY from the middle column. IBU/APS selection guidelines are presented in the RECOMMENDATIONS column. CARDIOLOGY CARDIOLOGY CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES DERMATOLOGY EAR, EYE, NOSE AND THROAT ENDOCRINOLOGY GASTROENTEROLOGY GENITOURINARY GYNECOLOGY HEMATOLOGY MISCELLANEOUS NEUROLOGY PSYCHIATRY PULMONARY RHEUMATOLOGY VASCULAR Hypertension Angina Pectoris Angioplasty (PTCA) Aortic Regurgitation/Stenosis Arrhythmia Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter Bypass (CABG or Femoral) Cardiac Catherization Cardiomegaly Cardiomyopathy Chest Pain Congenital Heart Disease Congenital Heart Disorders Congestive Heart Failure CHF Echocardiogram Endocarditis Holter Monitor Hypertension Hypertrophy Mitral Regurg/Stenosis Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP) Murmur Myocardial Infarction Myocarditis Pacemaker Pericarditis PVC Stress Test CARDIOLOGY → Hypertension Order an IBU unless any of the following are disclosed: - Known renal disease - Currently pregnant with significant BP elevation on exam -History of significant cardiac or vascular disease - Smoker age > 50 with recent or sudden onset - Age > 60 with recent or sudden onset - Individual > 40 with several significant CV risk factors present on exam © IBU, Inc. 2024 • 157 Church Street, 19th Floor • New Haven, CT 06510 • 877-203-4592