Protein, Urine - Saskatoon

Specimen Information

Specimen types accepted

• Urine

Specimen collection container

• ​​Preferred collection container:
  • Random Urine - Sterile Starplex or similar container
  • 24 hour or total volume urine – Graduated 24hour collection container or similar

Required volume

• ​Optimal volume: 4.5 mL
• Minimum volume: 1.0 mL

(Submitting the minimum volume makes it impossible to repeat the test or perform confirmatory/reflex testing. In some situations, a minimum volume may require a second collection.)

• Pediatric volume

Transport and stability

• 5 days at 2 – 8 ºC

Rejection criteria

• Specimens received where the proper collection protocols were not followed
• Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Acceptance and Rejection Criteria

Performance

Methodology

• ​Turbidimetric

Days/times performed

Availability	24 hours a day
Testing site	​SPH, RUH

 

Maximum laboratory time

Results reporting

• Within 24 hours

Specimen retention time

• 3 days

Last Updated: March 19, 2026