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 Sarcoidosis Asthma Chronic Bronchitis COPD Cystic Fibrosis Emphysema Hemoptysis Pleurisy Pneumonia Pneumothorax Pulmonary Embolism Pulmonary Fibrosis Sarcoidosis Sleep Apnea PULMONARY → Sarcoidosis Order an IBU unless any of the following are disclosed: - Diagnosis within the past 2 years with skin or eye involvement - Order APS on all cases with systemic involvement not declined off the application © IBU, Inc. 2024 • 157 Church Street, 19th Floor • New Haven, CT 06510 • 877-203-4592