Initial Comprehensive Evaluation

At Hope Pulmonary Associates, our Pulmonary consultation service offers a comprehensive clinical evaluation, review of all past and present laboratory and imaging data, reports from other providers and facilities followed by a thorough assessment and management plan.  

It also involves ongoing care of pre-existing patients with a careful review of current therapy, side effects and clinical response. 

We take an evidence based algorithmic approach to common complaints such as acute cough, subacute cough, chronic cough, shortness of breath, wheezing, chest tightness, nasal allergies, sinus congestion, allergic asthma, post viral bronchial hyper-reactivity, long covid symptoms, bacterial pneumonia, lung nodules and masses, mediastinal lymphadenopathy, pulmonary infections including tuberculosis and atypical mycobacteria, pulmonary fungal infections, bronchiectasis. idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, other interstitial lung diseases such as occupational lung diseases, rheumatologic lung diseases and sarcoidosis, pulmonary hypertension, venous thromboembolic disease and others. 

We also have a similar structured approach in working up common sleep complains such as snoring, excessive daytime sleepiness, history of obstructive sleep apnea, narcolepsy, idiopathic hypersomnolence acute and chronic insomnia, obesity hypoventilation and central sleep apnea.   

We partner with reputable laboratories to get timely blood and respiratory specimen testing performed and work with all imaging centers to get imaging data such as Chest X-rays, CT chest and PET scans ordered and performed in a timely manner. We also partner with multiple durable medical equipment (DME) companies to ensure our patients get their equipments such as nebulizers, oxygen delivery units, portable concentrators, CPAP, BIPAP, non-invasive ventilators and airway clearance devices in a timely fashion.

Dr. Najmuddin has affiliations with multiple hospitals in the DFW area where he refers patients for pulmonary rehabilitation and perform diagnostic bronchoscopic procedures.  

Finally, we ensure to keep our referring providers in the loop with all the pulmonary interventions their patients are undergoing via transmission of clinical notes and regular in-person communication.