Has Abdomen gotten harder recently, based on what test-takers report?
Pass rates shift a little year to year, but that's not because Abdomen is getting harder or easier — the real change is on the candidate side, not the exam side.
Short Answer
Pass rates shift a little year to year, but that's not because Abdomen is getting harder or easier — the real change is on the candidate side, not the exam side. See "Has SPI gotten harder recently, based on what test-takers report?" for the full reasoning on why ARDMS exams can't meaningfully change in difficulty — the same logic applies here. The content you learn for Abdomen — liver anatomy, liver ultrasound imaging, liver disease, and so on — hasn't changed and isn't going to. ARDMS can rearrange or repackage questions, but it can't touch the substance.
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