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. PULMONARY CARDIOLOGY CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES DERMATOLOGY EAR, EYE, NOSE AND THROAT ENDOCRINOLOGY GASTROENTEROLOGY GENITOURINARY GYNECOLOGY HEMATOLOGY MISCELLANEOUS NEUROLOGY PSYCHIATRY PULMONARY RHEUMATOLOGY VASCULAR Asthma Asthma Chronic Bronchitis COPD Cystic Fibrosis Emphysema Hemoptysis Pleurisy Pneumonia Pneumothorax Pulmonary Embolism Pulmonary Fibrosis Sarcoidosis Sleep Apnea PULMONARY → Asthma Order an IBU unless any of the following are disclosed: - Smokers with known chronic bronchitis, COPD or emphysema - Hospitalization (not ER visit) in the past 12 months - Age 50+ at time of diagnosis not indicated as allergy induced - Indication of noncompliance with medication - History of status asthmaticus within the past 5 years © IBU, Inc. 2024 • 157 Church Street, 19th Floor • New Haven, CT 06510 • 877-203-4592