Clinical Lipid Specialist (CLS) — American Board of Clinical Lipidology
Dyslipidemia management, genetic lipid disorders, and guideline-based treatment — board-style prep for the ABCL Clinical Lipid Specialist exam.
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Your full practice pool — 746 questions total, written to mirror the real exam blueprint, with full answer explanations for every question.
Including Lipid & Lipoprotein Metabolism, Lipid-Lowering Pharmacology, Atherosclerosis Pathophysiology, and more.
A complete, realistic exam-day simulation with the same question count and time limit as the real thing.
Covering every key term, concept, and framework you're expected to know.
Hand-picked walkthroughs and explainers organized by topic.
Visual breakdowns of the frameworks and models the exam tests you on.
The exact formulas and calculations you need, ready to review before test day.
A searchable glossary so unfamiliar terminology never slows you down.
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See your accuracy by domain, spot weak areas early, and follow a built-in study schedule.
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Topics you'll drill
8 core topics pulled straight from the real question bank.
- Lipid & Lipoprotein Metabolism
- Lipid-Lowering Pharmacology
- Atherosclerosis Pathophysiology
- Genetic Lipid Disorders
- Landmark Clinical Trials
- Dietary & Lifestyle Interventions
- Lipid Biomarkers & Risk Assessment
- General Clinical Lipidology
CLB (Clinical Lipid Specialist) exam requirements & cost
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This credential is administered by the American Board of Clinical Lipidology (ABCL), which offers two designations from the same certifying exam: "Diplomate, American Board of Clinical Lipidology" for physicians, and "Clinical Lipid Specialist" (CLS) for other licensed healthcare professionals (nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, registered nurses, pharmacists, physician assistants, dietitians/nutritionists, and exercise physiologists among them). Eligibility is assessed per profession category against ABCL's published criteria, so confirm your specific pathway on ABCL's site before applying. The application, credentialing, and examination fee is $1,200 for physicians and $600 for most other healthcare disciplines ($900 for NLA Lipid Scholar Program recipients and NLA 3-year membership bundle purchasers); a $95 seating fee applies if you cancel within 72 hours of your scheduled exam. The exam itself is approximately 200 multiple-choice questions administered over 4 hours, offered at live proctored testing centers or via online proctoring, and is weighted most heavily toward Treatment of Dyslipidemia (29%) and Special Populations & Consultative Issues (16%).
CLB (Clinical Lipid Specialist) exam blueprint
Real domain weighting from the certifying body's own published exam syllabus.
- Treatment of Dyslipidemia (incl. Guidelines)29%
- Special Populations & Consultative Issues16%
- Genetic Dyslipidemias13%
- Therapeutic Lifestyle Change12%
- CVD Risk Factor Identification & Clinical Significance11%
- Evidence-Based Medicine & Statistics8%
- Classification, Measurement & Metabolism of Lipids8%
- Vascular Biology4%
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