diff --git a/frontend/components/chat/chat-input.tsx b/frontend/components/chat/chat-input.tsx
index 46a39b5..e0a43da 100644
--- a/frontend/components/chat/chat-input.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/chat/chat-input.tsx
@@ -192,10 +192,10 @@ export function ChatInput({ onSubmit, status, onStop }: ChatInputProps) {
         event.preventDefault();
         submit();
       }}
-      className="w-full overflow-hidden rounded-[28px] border border-border/60 bg-[oklch(0.172_0.006_277)] shadow-sm"
+      className="w-full overflow-hidden rounded-[28px] border border-border/60 bg-[oklch(0.195_0.006_277)] shadow-sm"
     >
       {/* Top (lighter) card: textarea + toolbar, with a slightly smaller bottom radius */}
-      <div className="rounded-b-[22px] bg-card">
+      <div className="rounded-b-[22px] bg-[oklch(0.218_0.006_277)]">
         <textarea
           aria-label="Message"
           className="field-sizing-content block max-h-48 min-h-16 w-full resize-none bg-transparent px-5 pt-5 pb-2 text-base text-foreground outline-none placeholder:text-muted-foreground"
diff --git a/frontend/components/chat/patient-cards.tsx b/frontend/components/chat/patient-cards.tsx
index a70465d..7490ae7 100644
--- a/frontend/components/chat/patient-cards.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/chat/patient-cards.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 "use client";
 
+import type { ReactNode } from "react";
+
 import { Avatar, AvatarFallback } from "@/components/ui/avatar";
 import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
 import {
@@ -11,7 +13,8 @@ import {
 } from "@/components/ui/card";
 import { Separator } from "@/components/ui/separator";
 import { Skeleton } from "@/components/ui/skeleton";
-import type { AllergySeverity, LabFlag, Patient } from "@/lib/patients";
+import { Sparkline } from "@/components/chat/sparkline";
+import type { AllergySeverity, LabFlag, Patient, Trend } from "@/lib/patients";
 
 type BadgeVariant = "default" | "secondary" | "destructive" | "outline";
 
@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@ const sexLabel: Record<Patient["sex"], string> = { F: "Female", M: "Male" };
 // Fixed width so the cards sit in a horizontal scroll row instead of squashing.
 const rowCard = "w-80 shrink-0 snap-start";
 
-function SectionLabel({ children }: { children: string }) {
+function SectionLabel({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
   return (
     <p className="text-xs font-medium tracking-wide text-muted-foreground uppercase">
       {children}
@@ -53,6 +56,40 @@ function SectionLabel({ children }: { children: string }) {
   );
 }
 
+function Stat({ label, value }: { label: string; value: ReactNode }) {
+  return (
+    <div className="flex flex-col gap-0.5">
+      <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{label}</span>
+      <span className="text-foreground">{value}</span>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function Row({ label, value }: { label: ReactNode; value: ReactNode }) {
+  return (
+    <div className="flex items-baseline justify-between gap-3">
+      <span className="text-foreground">{label}</span>
+      <span className="shrink-0 text-muted-foreground">{value}</span>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function TrendBlock({ trend }: { trend: Trend }) {
+  const latest = trend.points.at(-1);
+  return (
+    <div className="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
+      <div className="flex items-baseline justify-between gap-2">
+        <SectionLabel>{`${trend.label} · last ${trend.points.length}`}</SectionLabel>
+        <span className="text-foreground">
+          {latest}
+          <span className="text-muted-foreground"> {trend.unit}</span>
+        </span>
+      </div>
+      <Sparkline points={trend.points} />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
 function SummaryCard({ patient }: { patient: Patient }) {
   return (
     <Card className={rowCard} size="sm">
@@ -72,9 +109,121 @@ function SummaryCard({ patient }: { patient: Patient }) {
           </Badge>
         </div>
       </CardHeader>
-      <CardContent>
-        <span className="text-muted-foreground">Primary care: </span>
-        <span className="text-foreground">{patient.pcp}</span>
+      <CardContent className="flex flex-col gap-4">
+        <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-x-3 gap-y-3">
+          <Stat label="Primary care" value={patient.pcp} />
+          <Stat label="Last seen" value={patient.encounters[0]?.date ?? "—"} />
+          <Stat label="Active meds" value={patient.medications.length} />
+          <Stat label="Open problems" value={patient.problems.length} />
+        </div>
+        {patient.alerts.length > 0 && (
+          <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-1.5">
+            {patient.alerts.map((alert) => (
+              <Badge key={alert} variant="outline">
+                {alert}
+              </Badge>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </CardContent>
+    </Card>
+  );
+}
+
+function VitalsCard({ patient }: { patient: Patient }) {
+  const { vitals } = patient;
+  const vitalItems = [
+    { label: "BP", value: vitals.bp },
+    { label: "HR", value: vitals.hr },
+    { label: "Temp", value: vitals.temp },
+    { label: "SpO₂", value: vitals.spo2 },
+  ];
+
+  return (
+    <Card className={rowCard} size="sm">
+      <CardHeader>
+        <CardTitle>Vitals</CardTitle>
+        <CardDescription>Taken {vitals.takenAt}</CardDescription>
+      </CardHeader>
+      <CardContent className="flex flex-col gap-4">
+        <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-x-3 gap-y-3">
+          {vitalItems.map((item) => (
+            <Stat key={item.label} label={item.label} value={item.value} />
+          ))}
+        </div>
+        <Separator />
+        <TrendBlock trend={patient.vitalsTrend} />
+      </CardContent>
+    </Card>
+  );
+}
+
+function LabsCard({ patient }: { patient: Patient }) {
+  return (
+    <Card className={rowCard} size="sm">
+      <CardHeader>
+        <CardTitle>Labs</CardTitle>
+        <CardDescription>As of {patient.labs[0]?.takenAt ?? "—"}</CardDescription>
+      </CardHeader>
+      <CardContent className="flex flex-col gap-4">
+        <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
+          {patient.labs.map((lab) => (
+            <Row
+              key={lab.name}
+              label={lab.name}
+              value={
+                <span className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                  {lab.value}
+                  <Badge className="capitalize" variant={labFlagVariant[lab.flag]}>
+                    {lab.flag}
+                  </Badge>
+                </span>
+              }
+            />
+          ))}
+        </div>
+        <Separator />
+        <TrendBlock trend={patient.labTrend} />
+      </CardContent>
+    </Card>
+  );
+}
+
+function MedicationsCard({ patient }: { patient: Patient }) {
+  return (
+    <Card className={rowCard} size="sm">
+      <CardHeader>
+        <CardTitle>Medications</CardTitle>
+        <CardDescription>{patient.medications.length} active</CardDescription>
+      </CardHeader>
+      <CardContent className="flex flex-col gap-2">
+        {patient.medications.map((med) => (
+          <Row
+            key={med.name}
+            label={med.name}
+            value={`${med.dose} · ${med.frequency}`}
+          />
+        ))}
+      </CardContent>
+    </Card>
+  );
+}
+
+function ProblemsCard({ patient }: { patient: Patient }) {
+  return (
+    <Card className={rowCard} size="sm">
+      <CardHeader>
+        <CardTitle>Problems</CardTitle>
+        <CardDescription>{patient.problems.length} active</CardDescription>
+      </CardHeader>
+      <CardContent className="flex flex-col gap-2">
+        {patient.problems.map((problem) => (
+          <Row
+            key={problem.label}
+            label={problem.label}
+            value={`since ${problem.since}`}
+          />
+        ))}
       </CardContent>
     </Card>
   );
@@ -102,24 +251,26 @@ function AllergiesCard({ patient }: { patient: Patient }) {
             <p className="text-muted-foreground">No known allergies.</p>
           ) : (
             patient.allergies.map((allergy) => (
-              <div
-                className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3"
+              <Row
                 key={allergy.substance}
-              >
-                <span className="text-foreground">
-                  {allergy.substance}
-                  <span className="text-muted-foreground">
-                    {" "}
-                    — {allergy.reaction}
-                  </span>
-                </span>
-                <Badge
-                  className="capitalize"
-                  variant={severityVariant[allergy.severity]}
-                >
-                  {allergy.severity}
-                </Badge>
-              </div>
+                label={
+                  <>
+                    {allergy.substance}
+                    <span className="text-muted-foreground">
+                      {" "}
+                      — {allergy.reaction}
+                    </span>
+                  </>
+                }
+                value={
+                  <Badge
+                    className="capitalize"
+                    variant={severityVariant[allergy.severity]}
+                  >
+                    {allergy.severity}
+                  </Badge>
+                }
+              />
             ))
           )}
         </div>
@@ -128,95 +279,30 @@ function AllergiesCard({ patient }: { patient: Patient }) {
   );
 }
 
-function MedicationsCard({ patient }: { patient: Patient }) {
+function VisitsCard({ patient }: { patient: Patient }) {
   return (
     <Card className={rowCard} size="sm">
       <CardHeader>
-        <CardTitle>Medications & problems</CardTitle>
+        <CardTitle>Recent visits</CardTitle>
       </CardHeader>
-      <CardContent className="flex flex-col gap-4">
-        <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
-          <SectionLabel>Active medications</SectionLabel>
-          {patient.medications.map((med) => (
-            <div className="flex items-baseline justify-between gap-3" key={med.name}>
-              <span className="text-foreground">{med.name}</span>
-              <span className="text-muted-foreground">
-                {med.dose} · {med.frequency}
+      <CardContent className="flex flex-col gap-3">
+        {patient.encounters.map((encounter) => (
+          <div
+            className="flex flex-col gap-0.5"
+            key={encounter.date + encounter.type}
+          >
+            <div className="flex items-baseline justify-between gap-3">
+              <span className="text-foreground">{encounter.type}</span>
+              <span className="shrink-0 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                {encounter.date}
               </span>
             </div>
-          ))}
-        </div>
-        <Separator />
-        <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
-          <SectionLabel>Problem list</SectionLabel>
-          {patient.problems.map((problem) => (
-            <div
-              className="flex items-baseline justify-between gap-3"
-              key={problem.label}
-            >
-              <span className="text-foreground">{problem.label}</span>
-              <span className="text-muted-foreground">since {problem.since}</span>
-            </div>
-          ))}
-        </div>
-      </CardContent>
-    </Card>
-  );
-}
-
-function VitalsCard({ patient }: { patient: Patient }) {
-  const { vitals } = patient;
-  const vitalItems = [
-    { label: "BP", value: vitals.bp },
-    { label: "HR", value: vitals.hr },
-    { label: "Temp", value: vitals.temp },
-    { label: "SpO₂", value: vitals.spo2 },
-  ];
-
-  return (
-    <Card className={rowCard} size="sm">
-      <CardHeader>
-        <CardTitle>Vitals, labs & visits</CardTitle>
-        <CardDescription>Vitals taken {vitals.takenAt}</CardDescription>
-      </CardHeader>
-      <CardContent className="flex flex-col gap-4">
-        <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-2 sm:grid-cols-4">
-          {vitalItems.map((item) => (
-            <div className="flex flex-col gap-0.5" key={item.label}>
-              <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{item.label}</span>
-              <span className="text-foreground">{item.value}</span>
-            </div>
-          ))}
-        </div>
-        <Separator />
-        <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
-          <SectionLabel>Recent labs</SectionLabel>
-          {patient.labs.map((lab) => (
-            <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3" key={lab.name}>
-              <span className="text-foreground">{lab.name}</span>
-              <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-                <span className="text-muted-foreground">{lab.value}</span>
-                <Badge className="capitalize" variant={labFlagVariant[lab.flag]}>
-                  {lab.flag}
-                </Badge>
-              </div>
-            </div>
-          ))}
-        </div>
-        <Separator />
-        <div className="flex flex-col gap-3">
-          <SectionLabel>Recent visits</SectionLabel>
-          {patient.encounters.map((encounter) => (
-            <div className="flex flex-col gap-0.5" key={encounter.date + encounter.type}>
-              <div className="flex items-baseline justify-between gap-3">
-                <span className="text-foreground">{encounter.type}</span>
-                <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{encounter.date}</span>
-              </div>
-              <span className="text-muted-foreground">{encounter.summary}</span>
-              <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{encounter.provider}</span>
-            </div>
-          ))}
-        </div>
+            <span className="text-muted-foreground">{encounter.summary}</span>
+            <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+              {encounter.provider}
+            </span>
+          </div>
+        ))}
       </CardContent>
     </Card>
   );
@@ -231,20 +317,26 @@ function LoadingCards() {
             <Skeleton className="size-10 rounded-full" />
             <div className="grid flex-1 gap-1.5">
               <Skeleton className="h-4 w-40" />
-              <Skeleton className="h-3 w-56" />
+              <Skeleton className="h-3 w-52" />
             </div>
           </div>
         </CardHeader>
+        <CardContent className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-3">
+          {[0, 1, 2, 3].map((cell) => (
+            <Skeleton className="h-8 w-full" key={cell} />
+          ))}
+        </CardContent>
       </Card>
-      {[0, 1, 2].map((card) => (
+      {[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5].map((card) => (
         <Card className={rowCard} key={card} size="sm">
           <CardHeader>
-            <Skeleton className="h-4 w-44" />
+            <Skeleton className="h-4 w-28" />
           </CardHeader>
           <CardContent className="flex flex-col gap-2.5">
             {[0, 1, 2].map((row) => (
               <Skeleton className="h-3.5 w-full" key={row} />
             ))}
+            {card % 2 === 1 && <Skeleton className="mt-1.5 h-10 w-full" />}
           </CardContent>
         </Card>
       ))}
@@ -272,9 +364,12 @@ export function PatientResult({ status, fileNumber, patient }: PatientResultProp
       ) : (
         <>
           <SummaryCard patient={patient} />
-          <AllergiesCard patient={patient} />
-          <MedicationsCard patient={patient} />
           <VitalsCard patient={patient} />
+          <LabsCard patient={patient} />
+          <MedicationsCard patient={patient} />
+          <ProblemsCard patient={patient} />
+          <AllergiesCard patient={patient} />
+          <VisitsCard patient={patient} />
         </>
       )}
     </div>
diff --git a/frontend/components/chat/sparkline.tsx b/frontend/components/chat/sparkline.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f91fa2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/components/chat/sparkline.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useId } from "react";
+
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
+
+// A tiny dependency-free trend chart: a line with a soft shaded fill beneath it.
+// Stretches to its container width; colored via `currentColor` (default text-primary).
+export function Sparkline({
+  points,
+  className,
+}: {
+  points: number[];
+  className?: string;
+}) {
+  const gradientId = useId();
+
+  if (points.length === 0) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const width = 100;
+  const top = 3;
+  const bottom = 29;
+  const baseline = 32;
+  const min = Math.min(...points);
+  const max = Math.max(...points);
+  const range = max - min;
+
+  const coords = points.map((value, index) => {
+    const x =
+      points.length === 1 ? width / 2 : (index / (points.length - 1)) * width;
+    const y =
+      range === 0
+        ? (top + bottom) / 2
+        : bottom - ((value - min) / range) * (bottom - top);
+    return `${x.toFixed(2)},${y.toFixed(2)}`;
+  });
+
+  const line = coords.map((c, i) => `${i === 0 ? "M" : "L"}${c}`).join(" ");
+  const area = `${line} L${width},${baseline} L0,${baseline} Z`;
+
+  return (
+    <svg
+      aria-hidden="true"
+      className={cn("h-10 w-full text-primary", className)}
+      preserveAspectRatio="none"
+      viewBox={`0 0 ${width} ${baseline}`}
+    >
+      <defs>
+        <linearGradient id={gradientId} x1="0" x2="0" y1="0" y2="1">
+          <stop offset="0%" stopColor="currentColor" stopOpacity="0.28" />
+          <stop offset="100%" stopColor="currentColor" stopOpacity="0" />
+        </linearGradient>
+      </defs>
+      <path d={area} fill={`url(#${gradientId})`} stroke="none" />
+      <path
+        d={line}
+        fill="none"
+        stroke="currentColor"
+        strokeLinecap="round"
+        strokeLinejoin="round"
+        strokeWidth="2"
+        vectorEffect="non-scaling-stroke"
+      />
+    </svg>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/lib/patients.ts b/frontend/lib/patients.ts
index a2fcc08..dad7553 100644
--- a/frontend/lib/patients.ts
+++ b/frontend/lib/patients.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@ export type Encounter = {
   summary: string;
 };
 
+// A short series for a sparkline. `points` are most-recent-last, so the
+// latest reading is points.at(-1).
+export type Trend = {
+  label: string;
+  unit: string;
+  points: number[];
+};
+
 export type Patient = {
   fileNumber: string; // MRN / file number, e.g. "10293"
   name: string;
@@ -58,7 +66,9 @@ export type Patient = {
   medications: Medication[];
   problems: Problem[];
   vitals: Vitals;
+  vitalsTrend: Trend; // headline vital plotted as a sparkline
   labs: Lab[];
+  labTrend: Trend; // headline lab plotted as a sparkline
   encounters: Encounter[];
 };
 
@@ -95,12 +105,22 @@ const PATIENTS: Record<string, Patient> = {
       spo2: "97%",
       takenAt: "May 28, 2026",
     },
+    vitalsTrend: {
+      label: "Heart rate",
+      unit: "bpm",
+      points: [72, 75, 74, 79, 83, 80, 78],
+    },
     labs: [
       { name: "HbA1c", value: "8.2 %", flag: "high", takenAt: "May 20, 2026" },
       { name: "eGFR", value: "52 mL/min", flag: "low", takenAt: "May 20, 2026" },
       { name: "Potassium", value: "4.4 mmol/L", flag: "normal", takenAt: "May 20, 2026" },
       { name: "INR", value: "2.6", flag: "normal", takenAt: "May 20, 2026" },
     ],
+    labTrend: {
+      label: "HbA1c",
+      unit: "%",
+      points: [9.4, 9.1, 8.8, 8.6, 8.2],
+    },
     encounters: [
       {
         date: "May 28, 2026",
@@ -151,12 +171,22 @@ const PATIENTS: Record<string, Patient> = {
       spo2: "92%",
       takenAt: "May 31, 2026",
     },
+    vitalsTrend: {
+      label: "Heart rate",
+      unit: "bpm",
+      points: [88, 91, 96, 99, 97, 95, 94],
+    },
     labs: [
       { name: "WBC", value: "14.8 ×10⁹/L", flag: "high", takenAt: "May 31, 2026" },
       { name: "CRP", value: "112 mg/L", flag: "critical", takenAt: "May 31, 2026" },
       { name: "Lactate", value: "1.8 mmol/L", flag: "normal", takenAt: "May 31, 2026" },
       { name: "Hemoglobin", value: "11.9 g/dL", flag: "low", takenAt: "May 31, 2026" },
     ],
+    labTrend: {
+      label: "CRP",
+      unit: "mg/L",
+      points: [38, 64, 98, 126, 112],
+    },
     encounters: [
       {
         date: "May 30, 2026",
@@ -197,11 +227,21 @@ const PATIENTS: Record<string, Patient> = {
       spo2: "99%",
       takenAt: "May 26, 2026",
     },
+    vitalsTrend: {
+      label: "Heart rate",
+      unit: "bpm",
+      points: [78, 80, 79, 83, 85, 84, 82],
+    },
     labs: [
       { name: "TSH", value: "2.1 mIU/L", flag: "normal", takenAt: "May 19, 2026" },
       { name: "Hemoglobin", value: "11.2 g/dL", flag: "low", takenAt: "May 19, 2026" },
       { name: "Fasting glucose", value: "84 mg/dL", flag: "normal", takenAt: "May 19, 2026" },
     ],
+    labTrend: {
+      label: "Hemoglobin",
+      unit: "g/dL",
+      points: [12.4, 12.0, 11.7, 11.4, 11.2],
+    },
     encounters: [
       {
         date: "May 26, 2026",