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. NEUROLOGY CARDIOLOGY CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES DERMATOLOGY EAR, EYE, NOSE AND THROAT ENDOCRINOLOGY GASTROENTEROLOGY GENITOURINARY GYNECOLOGY HEMATOLOGY MISCELLANEOUS NEUROLOGY PSYCHIATRY PULMONARY RHEUMATOLOGY VASCULAR Optic Neuritis Arteriovenous Malformations (AVM) Bell’s Palsy Benign Positional Vertigo Cerebral Palsy Dementia Encephalitis Epilepsy Guillain-Barre Head Injury Headaches (including migraines) Meniere’s Disease Meningitis Multiple Sclerosis Muscular Dystrophy Myasthenia Gravis Narcolepsy Neuropathy Nystagmus Optic Neuritis Parkinson’s Disease Polio Spinal Cord Injury Tourette Syndrome Tremor Trigeminal Neuralgia Vertigo NEUROLOGY → Optic Neuritis Order an IBU unless any of the following are disclosed: - Any episode within the past 4 years - All episodes accompanied by other neurological complaints Order an IBU unless any of the following are disclosed: - Any episode within the past 5 years - Accompanied by other neurological complaint(s) - If known cause, see specific impairment for guidelines © IBU, Inc. 2024 • 157 Church Street, 19th Floor • New Haven, CT 06510 • 877-203-4592