IBU/APS Selection Guidelines 5/15/2024 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 Pneumonia Asthma Chronic Bronchitis COPD Cystic Fibrosis Emphysema Hemoptysis Pleurisy Pneumonia Pneumothorax Pulmonary Embolism Pulmonary Fibrosis Sarcoidosis Sleep Apnea PULMONARY → Pneumonia Order an IBU unless any of the following are disclosed: - Known respiratory disorder, such as COPD, emphysema or asthma, with episode of pneumonia in the past 12 months - Age > 60 with multiple episodes in the past and most recent episode in the past 12 months - Age 50+ smokers with single episode in the past 12 months or multiple episodes in the past 36 months © IBU, Inc. 2024 • 157 Church Street, 19th Floor • New Haven, CT 06510 • 877-203-4592