Each day in the United States, approximately 9 people are killed and more than 1,000 injured in crashes that are reported to involve a distracted driver. 1 Distracted driving is driving while doing another activity that takes your attention away from driving.
This is called the post-void residual. The bladder has a approximately 500ml capacity. You should feel a desire to void at ~250ml. Urinary retention is measured by using a special type of ultrasound (bladder scan), or by inserting a bladder catheter and measuring how much urine comes out. I'm a 4th year US med student. On one of my urology rotation I asked the Sr. resident this exact question.
Diagnosis is obvious in patients who cannot void. In those who can void, incomplete bladder emptying is diagnosed by postvoid catheterization or ultrasonography showing an elevated residual urine volume. A volume < 50 mL is normal; < 100 mL is usually acceptable in patients > 65 but abnormal in younger patients.