Each year, the American Board of Internal Medicine® reviews and updates the content for the Nephrology Board Exam. Then, to help you focus your review, it issues an outline of the primary medical topics and their approximate percentages for a typical exam.
The 2025 ABIM Nephrology Certification Exams topoics are:
| Percent of Exam | Nephrology Certification Board Exam Topics |
|---|---|
| 8% | Sodium and Water Abnormalities |
| 9% | Acid-Base and Potassium Disorders |
| 4% | Calcium, Phosphorus, and Magnesium Disorders and Stones |
| 22% | Chronic Kidney Disease |
| 10% | Hypertension |
| 4% | Tubular, Interstitial, and Cystic Disorders |
| 12% | Glomerular and Vascular Disorders |
| 11% | Kidney Transplantation |
| 5% | Pharmacology |
| 15% | Acute Kidney Injury and Intensive Care Unit Nephrology |
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