To do Kegel exercises, also called pelvic exercises, for urinary incontinence, follow these steps: 1  Zero in on the correct muscles to exercise by stopping the flow of urine when you are on the toilet. 2  Find a quiet spot and lie on your back. 3  Relax the muscles for a count of three and then repeat. 4  Work up to 10 to 15 repetitions three times a day. 5  Wit
A recurrent pneumonia may involve the same segment or lobe in the lung, or it may involve different segments at different times in the patient. A persistent pneumonia is one in which is there is absence of complete resolution, either clinically or radiographically, of the initial pneumonic process.
Bacterial Pneumonia Causes. 1  Most pneumonia is caused by bacteria or a virus. 2  Pneumonia from any cause can occur at any age, but people in certain age groups are at higher risk for certain types of pneumonia. The most common way you catch pneumonia is to breathe infected air droplets from someone who has pneumonia. 2  Another cause is an improperly cleaned air conditioner. 3  Yet another source of infection in your lungs is spread by an infection from somewhere else in your body, such as your kidney.