Michelle Rheault, MD
@rheaultm.bsky.social
Ped nephrologist, Division director, #NephJC, MN girl, COI: several. Alis volat propriis. Breast cancer survivor, Pronounced “row”, (she/her). Bluesky is not a dating app.
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Good morning epi methods community! Please consider applying for (and spreading the word about) this position here at Minnesota. It's a great place to be! (You can read the whole description and apply here: apply.interfolio.com/179313) #EpiSky
December 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Good morning epi methods community! Please consider applying for (and spreading the word about) this position here at Minnesota. It's a great place to be! (You can read the whole description and apply here: apply.interfolio.com/179313) #EpiSky
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Did we (meaning "you" of course, because you voted) get them right? Is there something missing or is the order wrong? #NephJC #TopTenStories2025
Come discuss with an international cadre of nephrologists & other interested parties on 1/6/26 at 9 pm EST on #Twitter
Come discuss with an international cadre of nephrologists & other interested parties on 1/6/26 at 9 pm EST on #Twitter
January 3, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Did we (meaning "you" of course, because you voted) get them right? Is there something missing or is the order wrong? #NephJC #TopTenStories2025
Come discuss with an international cadre of nephrologists & other interested parties on 1/6/26 at 9 pm EST on #Twitter
Come discuss with an international cadre of nephrologists & other interested parties on 1/6/26 at 9 pm EST on #Twitter
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ACE inhibitor fetopathy - still with us...
Although use of RAAS inhibitors is contraindicated in the 2nd & 3rd trimesters of pregnancy, a relevant number of pregnancies are still exposed. Read this Original Article on postnatal & long-term outcomes after in utero exposure to RAAS-I. Open Access
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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January 1, 2026 at 1:12 AM
ACE inhibitor fetopathy - still with us...
Seems like a move in the wrong direction. www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
December 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Seems like a move in the wrong direction. www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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Trump's NIH canceled a study on how structural racism adds to genetic risk in kidney disease, saying it “didn’t show a sufficient return on investment.”
To Robert Sanchez, this showed "how some in this country devalued my life and the lives of people in my community." www.ajkd.org/article/S027...
To Robert Sanchez, this showed "how some in this country devalued my life and the lives of people in my community." www.ajkd.org/article/S027...
Why This Research Matters
The termination of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded study “Structural
Racism as a
www.ajkd.org
December 28, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Trump's NIH canceled a study on how structural racism adds to genetic risk in kidney disease, saying it “didn’t show a sufficient return on investment.”
To Robert Sanchez, this showed "how some in this country devalued my life and the lives of people in my community." www.ajkd.org/article/S027...
To Robert Sanchez, this showed "how some in this country devalued my life and the lives of people in my community." www.ajkd.org/article/S027...
19 got us personalized family Lego mini-figs. I’m the one with the coffee.
December 27, 2025 at 9:24 PM
19 got us personalized family Lego mini-figs. I’m the one with the coffee.
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Renal #Response Status and Long-Term Kidney #Outcomes in #Childhood-Onset #LupusNephritis
#VisualAbstract by Priya John
https://www.kireports.org/article/S2468-0249(25)00709-0/fulltext
#VisualAbstract by Priya John
https://www.kireports.org/article/S2468-0249(25)00709-0/fulltext
December 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Renal #Response Status and Long-Term Kidney #Outcomes in #Childhood-Onset #LupusNephritis
#VisualAbstract by Priya John
https://www.kireports.org/article/S2468-0249(25)00709-0/fulltext
#VisualAbstract by Priya John
https://www.kireports.org/article/S2468-0249(25)00709-0/fulltext
Growing up in North Dakota, winter was various shades of white and gray. Welcome home.
December 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Growing up in North Dakota, winter was various shades of white and gray. Welcome home.
New out today:
Antiproteinuric Effect of Sparsentan in Patients with Genetic-Associated FSGS Enrolled in the DUPLEX Trial
Genetic FSGS CAN be treated. journals.lww.com/cjasn/abstra...
Antiproteinuric Effect of Sparsentan in Patients with Genetic-Associated FSGS Enrolled in the DUPLEX Trial
Genetic FSGS CAN be treated. journals.lww.com/cjasn/abstra...
December 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
New out today:
Antiproteinuric Effect of Sparsentan in Patients with Genetic-Associated FSGS Enrolled in the DUPLEX Trial
Genetic FSGS CAN be treated. journals.lww.com/cjasn/abstra...
Antiproteinuric Effect of Sparsentan in Patients with Genetic-Associated FSGS Enrolled in the DUPLEX Trial
Genetic FSGS CAN be treated. journals.lww.com/cjasn/abstra...
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Promoting #Equity in #Transplant Research by Addressing the Exclusion of Patients With #Glomerular Disease
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2025.09.042
#KIRResearchLetter
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2025.09.042
#KIRResearchLetter
December 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Promoting #Equity in #Transplant Research by Addressing the Exclusion of Patients With #Glomerular Disease
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2025.09.042
#KIRResearchLetter
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2025.09.042
#KIRResearchLetter
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To be fair, if I didn’t know hemodialysis was an actual thing, I would also think it sounds like some kind of wellness scam. “Oh really? You take my blood out of my body, clean it, and put it back? Nice try, Chet.”
December 21, 2025 at 2:25 PM
To be fair, if I didn’t know hemodialysis was an actual thing, I would also think it sounds like some kind of wellness scam. “Oh really? You take my blood out of my body, clean it, and put it back? Nice try, Chet.”
On the seventh day of Hanukkah, we eat latkes!
December 20, 2025 at 11:22 PM
On the seventh day of Hanukkah, we eat latkes!
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Quantifying APOL1, Human Leukocyte Antigen, and Other Genetic Contributions to Unexplained Kidney Failure #OpenAccess
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December 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Quantifying APOL1, Human Leukocyte Antigen, and Other Genetic Contributions to Unexplained Kidney Failure #OpenAccess
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Yep, can confirm. Atypical HUS triggered by influenza, rhabdo triggered by influenza, AKI triggered by influenza, and just plain influenza that makes your kid feel like they got run over by a truck and can’t breathe.
We have admitted a ton of kids in the past two weeks, even a baby just a few days old. The ED is swamped. Very few had gotten the vaccine. While not perfect, it is extremely safe and helps reduce severity of illness.
So far this season, there have been at least 4.6 million illnesses from the flu in the U.S., causing more than 49,000 hospitalizations and 1,900 deaths.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
December 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Yep, can confirm. Atypical HUS triggered by influenza, rhabdo triggered by influenza, AKI triggered by influenza, and just plain influenza that makes your kid feel like they got run over by a truck and can’t breathe.
Watching Spinal Tap for the first time with the kids. Every 5 minutes I’m saying “Who is that? I recognize that guy!”
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December 20, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Watching Spinal Tap for the first time with the kids. Every 5 minutes I’m saying “Who is that? I recognize that guy!”
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Rep. Omar: Many in Minneapolis are experiencing state-sanctioned violence. We're seeing people being stopped, dragged out of their cars. People detained for hours, many who are citizens. It is really terrifying. But what we are also seeing is people showing how resilient and united Minnesotans are
December 17, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Rep. Omar: Many in Minneapolis are experiencing state-sanctioned violence. We're seeing people being stopped, dragged out of their cars. People detained for hours, many who are citizens. It is really terrifying. But what we are also seeing is people showing how resilient and united Minnesotans are
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Freely Filtered #87: Can Fish Oil Knock the Crap out of Dialysis Associated CV Disease? We tried to find a problem with PISCES and came up with an empty net.
Time to get your supplements on for your dialysis patients!
www.nephjc.com/freelyfilter...
Time to get your supplements on for your dialysis patients!
www.nephjc.com/freelyfilter...
FF 87 Can Fish Oil Knock the Crap out of Dialysis Associated CV Disease? — NephJC
FF 87 Can Fish Oil Knock the Crap out of Dialysis Associated CV Disease?
www.nephjc.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Freely Filtered #87: Can Fish Oil Knock the Crap out of Dialysis Associated CV Disease? We tried to find a problem with PISCES and came up with an empty net.
Time to get your supplements on for your dialysis patients!
www.nephjc.com/freelyfilter...
Time to get your supplements on for your dialysis patients!
www.nephjc.com/freelyfilter...
13 years ago, I cried when I heard about Sandy Hook because my baby was the same age and I couldn’t bear it. Last night I cried again because my baby’s in college studying for finals just like those kids and we don’t have to live this way.
Guns are the leading killer of college-aged people in the US. We cannot continue to allow this preventable crisis to steal their futures. Text READY to 644-33 to join the millions of Americans in the fight to end gun violence.
December 14, 2025 at 4:11 PM
13 years ago, I cried when I heard about Sandy Hook because my baby was the same age and I couldn’t bear it. Last night I cried again because my baby’s in college studying for finals just like those kids and we don’t have to live this way.
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Being the First in Your Family to attend College Is Not a Deficit—It’s a Distinction www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view... "It means learning how to do college while doing college—a dual curriculum that tests not only intellect but resilience, adaptability and faith." #edusky #firstgen #college
In Praise of Being First-Gen (opinion)
We should not retire the label; we should reclaim and revere it.
www.insidehighered.com
December 14, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Being the First in Your Family to attend College Is Not a Deficit—It’s a Distinction www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view... "It means learning how to do college while doing college—a dual curriculum that tests not only intellect but resilience, adaptability and faith." #edusky #firstgen #college
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December 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Addressing my Christmas Cards tonight. You’re probably not getting one. Here’s a taste.
December 11, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Addressing my Christmas Cards tonight. You’re probably not getting one. Here’s a taste.
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For critically ill patients who had both severe metabolic acidemia and moderate to severe acute kidney injury, sodium bicarbonate therapy did not significantly decrease day 90 all-cause mortality.
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December 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
For critically ill patients who had both severe metabolic acidemia and moderate to severe acute kidney injury, sodium bicarbonate therapy did not significantly decrease day 90 all-cause mortality.
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💬 Viewpoint: Federal bans on terms related to diversity, equity, and inclusion limit effective patient-clinician communication, impede health care research, and challenge the delivery of patient-centered care.
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December 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
💬 Viewpoint: Federal bans on terms related to diversity, equity, and inclusion limit effective patient-clinician communication, impede health care research, and challenge the delivery of patient-centered care.
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"The overworked kidney doctors in this small town were supposed to get reinforcement this fall with the arrival of a new colleague from India...Then the Trump admin demanded that companies pay a $100,000 visa fee Nephrology Associates of the Carolinas could no longer afford"
Congratulations
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December 8, 2025 at 11:59 PM
"The overworked kidney doctors in this small town were supposed to get reinforcement this fall with the arrival of a new colleague from India...Then the Trump admin demanded that companies pay a $100,000 visa fee Nephrology Associates of the Carolinas could no longer afford"
Congratulations
Congratulations
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney animated or Pixar
a group of men in military uniforms are walking on a runway with the starz logo in the corner
ALT: a group of men in military uniforms are walking on a runway with the starz logo in the corner
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December 8, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney animated or Pixar