diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index 9be9c25..718db31 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -468,7 +468,6 @@
   <script type="module" src="/js/bedside/index.js"></script>
   <script defer src="/js/learningHub.js"></script>
   <script defer src="/js/admin.js"></script>
-  <script defer src="/js/adminMilestones.js"></script>
 
   <!-- ═══════════ IMAGE LIGHTBOX (global overlay — triggered by any
        [data-img-src] button in any tab; lives here so it exists in the
diff --git a/public/js/adminMilestones.js b/public/js/adminMilestones.js
deleted file mode 100644
index d3b98c4..0000000
--- a/public/js/adminMilestones.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,326 +0,0 @@
-// ============================================================
-// ADMIN: DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES MANAGEMENT
-// ============================================================
-
-(function() {
-  var _inited = false;
-
-  document.addEventListener('tabChanged', function(e) {
-    if (e.detail.tab !== 'admin' || _inited) return;
-    _inited = true;
-    initMilestonesAdmin();
-  });
-
-  var milestones = [];
-  var ageGroups = [];
-  var domains = [];
-  var editingId = null;
-
-  function initMilestonesAdmin() {
-    console.log('[AdminMilestones] Initializing...');
-
-    // Buttons
-    document.getElementById('btn-refresh-milestones')?.addEventListener('click', loadMilestones);
-    document.getElementById('btn-add-milestone')?.addEventListener('click', function() {
-      editingId = null;
-      openMilestoneModal();
-    });
-    document.getElementById('btn-close-milestone-modal')?.addEventListener('click', closeMilestoneModal);
-    document.getElementById('btn-cancel-milestone-modal')?.addEventListener('click', closeMilestoneModal);
-    document.getElementById('btn-save-milestone')?.addEventListener('click', saveMilestone);
-    document.getElementById('btn-bulk-import-milestones')?.addEventListener('click', bulkImportMilestones);
-    document.getElementById('btn-reimport-milestones')?.addEventListener('click', function() {
-      showConfirm('This will DELETE all existing milestones and re-import from static data. Continue?', function() {
-        bulkImportMilestones(true);
-      }, { danger: true, confirmText: 'Re-import' });
-    });
-
-    // Filter
-    document.getElementById('ms-filter-age')?.addEventListener('change', renderMilestones);
-
-    // Load data
-    loadMetadata();
-    loadMilestones();
-  }
-
-  function loadMetadata() {
-    fetch('/api/admin/milestones/meta', {
-      headers: getAuthHeaders()
-    })
-    .then(r => r.json())
-    .then(data => {
-      if (!data.success) return;
-      ageGroups = data.age_groups || [];
-      domains = data.domains || [];
-
-      // Populate filter dropdown
-      var filterSelect = document.getElementById('ms-filter-age');
-      if (filterSelect) {
-        filterSelect.innerHTML = '<option value="">All Age Groups</option>';
-        ageGroups.forEach(function(age) {
-          var opt = document.createElement('option');
-          opt.value = age;
-          opt.textContent = age;
-          filterSelect.appendChild(opt);
-        });
-      }
-
-      // Populate datalists for modal
-      var ageDatalist = document.getElementById('ms-age-list');
-      if (ageDatalist) {
-        ageDatalist.innerHTML = '';
-        ageGroups.forEach(function(age) {
-          var opt = document.createElement('option');
-          opt.value = age;
-          ageDatalist.appendChild(opt);
-        });
-      }
-
-      var domainDatalist = document.getElementById('ms-domain-list');
-      if (domainDatalist) {
-        domainDatalist.innerHTML = '';
-        domains.forEach(function(domain) {
-          var opt = document.createElement('option');
-          opt.value = domain;
-          domainDatalist.appendChild(opt);
-        });
-      }
-    })
-    .catch(err => console.error('[AdminMilestones] Failed to load metadata:', err));
-  }
-
-  function loadMilestones() {
-    var filterAge = document.getElementById('ms-filter-age')?.value;
-    var url = '/api/admin/milestones' + (filterAge ? '?age_group=' + encodeURIComponent(filterAge) : '');
-
-    fetch(url, {
-      headers: getAuthHeaders()
-    })
-    .then(r => r.json())
-    .then(data => {
-      if (!data.success) {
-        showToast(data.error || 'Failed to load milestones', 'error');
-        return;
-      }
-      milestones = data.milestones || [];
-
-      // Show/hide empty notice
-      var emptyNotice = document.getElementById('ms-empty-notice');
-      if (emptyNotice) {
-        emptyNotice.style.display = (milestones.length === 0 && !filterAge) ? 'block' : 'none';
-      }
-
-      renderMilestones();
-    })
-    .catch(err => {
-      console.error('[AdminMilestones] Failed to load:', err);
-      showToast('Failed to load milestones: ' + err.message, 'error');
-    });
-  }
-
-  function renderMilestones() {
-    var list = document.getElementById('milestones-list');
-    if (!list) return;
-
-    var filterAge = document.getElementById('ms-filter-age')?.value;
-    var filtered = filterAge ? milestones.filter(m => m.age_group === filterAge) : milestones;
-
-    if (filtered.length === 0) {
-      list.innerHTML = '<p style="text-align:center;color:var(--g400);padding:40px;">No milestones found. Click "Add Milestone" to create one.</p>';
-      return;
-    }
-
-    // Group by age_group and domain
-    var grouped = {};
-    filtered.forEach(function(m) {
-      if (!grouped[m.age_group]) grouped[m.age_group] = {};
-      if (!grouped[m.age_group][m.domain]) grouped[m.age_group][m.domain] = [];
-      grouped[m.age_group][m.domain].push(m);
-    });
-
-    var html = '';
-    Object.keys(grouped).forEach(function(age) {
-      html += '<div style="border:1px solid var(--g200);border-radius:8px;padding:12px;background:var(--g50);">';
-      html += '<h4 style="margin:0 0 12px 0;font-size:15px;color:var(--g700);">' + age + '</h4>';
-
-      Object.keys(grouped[age]).forEach(function(domain) {
-        html += '<div style="margin-bottom:10px;">';
-        html += '<div style="font-size:13px;font-weight:600;color:var(--g600);margin-bottom:6px;">' + domain + '</div>';
-
-        grouped[age][domain].forEach(function(m) {
-          html += '<div style="display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;padding:6px;border:1px solid var(--g200);border-radius:6px;background:white;margin-bottom:4px;">';
-          html += '<span style="flex:1;font-size:13px;color:var(--g700);">' + m.milestone_text + '</span>';
-          html += '<button class="btn-sm btn-ghost" style="padding:4px 8px;font-size:11px;" onclick="editMilestone(' + m.id + ')"><i class="fas fa-edit"></i></button>';
-          html += '<button class="btn-sm" style="padding:4px 8px;font-size:11px;background:var(--red);color:white;border:none;" onclick="deleteMilestone(' + m.id + ')"><i class="fas fa-trash"></i></button>';
-          html += '</div>';
-        });
-
-        html += '</div>';
-      });
-
-      html += '</div>';
-    });
-
-    list.innerHTML = html;
-  }
-
-  function openMilestoneModal(milestone) {
-    var modal = document.getElementById('milestone-modal');
-    var title = document.getElementById('milestone-modal-title');
-
-    if (!modal) return;
-
-    if (milestone) {
-      title.innerHTML = '<i class="fas fa-edit"></i> Edit Milestone';
-      document.getElementById('ms-edit-id').value = milestone.id;
-      document.getElementById('ms-edit-age').value = milestone.age_group;
-      document.getElementById('ms-edit-domain').value = milestone.domain;
-      document.getElementById('ms-edit-text').value = milestone.milestone_text;
-      document.getElementById('ms-edit-sort').value = milestone.sort_order;
-    } else {
-      title.innerHTML = '<i class="fas fa-plus"></i> Add Milestone';
-      document.getElementById('ms-edit-id').value = '';
-      document.getElementById('ms-edit-age').value = '';
-      document.getElementById('ms-edit-domain').value = '';
-      document.getElementById('ms-edit-text').value = '';
-      document.getElementById('ms-edit-sort').value = '0';
-    }
-
-    modal.style.display = 'flex';
-  }
-
-  function closeMilestoneModal() {
-    var modal = document.getElementById('milestone-modal');
-    if (modal) modal.style.display = 'none';
-  }
-
-  function saveMilestone() {
-    var id = document.getElementById('ms-edit-id').value;
-    var age_group = document.getElementById('ms-edit-age').value.trim();
-    var domain = document.getElementById('ms-edit-domain').value.trim();
-    var milestone_text = document.getElementById('ms-edit-text').value.trim();
-    var sort_order = parseInt(document.getElementById('ms-edit-sort').value) || 0;
-
-    if (!age_group || !domain || !milestone_text) {
-      showToast('Please fill in all fields', 'error');
-      return;
-    }
-
-    var method = id ? 'PUT' : 'POST';
-    var url = id ? '/api/admin/milestones/' + id : '/api/admin/milestones';
-
-    fetch(url, {
-      method: method,
-      headers: getAuthHeaders(),
-      body: JSON.stringify({ age_group, domain, milestone_text, sort_order })
-    })
-    .then(r => r.json())
-    .then(data => {
-      if (!data.success) {
-        showToast(data.error || 'Failed to save', 'error');
-        return;
-      }
-      showToast(id ? 'Milestone updated' : 'Milestone added', 'success');
-      closeMilestoneModal();
-      loadMetadata();
-      loadMilestones();
-    })
-    .catch(err => {
-      console.error('[AdminMilestones] Save error:', err);
-      showToast('Failed to save: ' + err.message, 'error');
-    });
-  }
-
-  window.editMilestone = function(id) {
-    var milestone = milestones.find(m => m.id === id);
-    if (!milestone) return;
-    editingId = id;
-    openMilestoneModal(milestone);
-  };
-
-  window.deleteMilestone = function(id) {
-    showConfirm('Delete this milestone? This action cannot be undone.', function() {
-      fetch('/api/admin/milestones/' + id, {
-        method: 'DELETE',
-        headers: getAuthHeaders()
-      })
-      .then(r => r.json())
-      .then(data => {
-        if (!data.success) {
-          showToast(data.error || 'Failed to delete', 'error');
-          return;
-        }
-        showToast('Milestone deleted', 'success');
-        loadMetadata();
-        loadMilestones();
-      })
-      .catch(err => {
-        console.error('[AdminMilestones] Delete error:', err);
-        showToast('Failed to delete: ' + err.message, 'error');
-      });
-    }, { danger: true, confirmText: 'Delete' });
-  };
-
-  function bulkImportMilestones(clearExisting) {
-    if (!window.MILESTONES_DATA_STATIC) {
-      showToast('Static milestones data not available', 'error');
-      return;
-    }
-
-    var btn = clearExisting ? document.getElementById('btn-reimport-milestones') : document.getElementById('btn-bulk-import-milestones');
-    if (btn) {
-      btn.disabled = true;
-      btn.innerHTML = '<i class="fas fa-spinner fa-spin"></i> Importing...';
-    }
-
-    // Convert static data to array format for bulk import
-    var milestonesToImport = [];
-    var sortOrder = 0;
-
-    Object.keys(window.MILESTONES_DATA_STATIC).forEach(function(ageGroup) {
-      Object.keys(window.MILESTONES_DATA_STATIC[ageGroup]).forEach(function(domain) {
-        var items = window.MILESTONES_DATA_STATIC[ageGroup][domain];
-        items.forEach(function(text) {
-          milestonesToImport.push({
-            age_group: ageGroup,
-            domain: domain,
-            milestone_text: text,
-            sort_order: sortOrder++
-          });
-        });
-      });
-    });
-
-    // Import directly (backend will handle existing data)
-    fetch('/api/admin/milestones/bulk-import', {
-      method: 'POST',
-      headers: getAuthHeaders(),
-      body: JSON.stringify({ milestones: milestonesToImport, clearExisting: clearExisting })
-    })
-      .then(function(r) { return r.json(); })
-      .then(function(data) {
-        if (btn) {
-          btn.disabled = false;
-          btn.innerHTML = clearExisting ? '<i class="fas fa-sync"></i> Re-import All' : '<i class="fas fa-download"></i> Import Default Milestones Data';
-        }
-
-        if (!data.success) {
-          showToast(data.error || 'Import failed', 'error');
-          return;
-        }
-
-        showToast('Successfully imported ' + data.imported + ' milestones', 'success');
-        loadMetadata();
-        loadMilestones();
-      })
-      .catch(function(err) {
-        if (btn) {
-          btn.disabled = false;
-          btn.innerHTML = clearExisting ? '<i class="fas fa-sync"></i> Re-import All' : '<i class="fas fa-download"></i> Import Default Milestones Data';
-        }
-        console.error('[AdminMilestones] Import error:', err);
-        showToast('Import failed: ' + err.message, 'error');
-      });
-  }
-
-})();
diff --git a/public/js/shadess.js b/public/js/shadess.js
index f48ae6c..72e3e76 100644
--- a/public/js/shadess.js
+++ b/public/js/shadess.js
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@
         if (typeof trackAIOutput === 'function') trackAIOutput('wv-note-text', data.note);
         // Store source for refine — collect all well visit inputs
         var wvSource = [];
-        var wvTranscript = document.getElementById('wv-note-transcript');
+        var wvTranscript = document.getElementById('wv-transcript');
         if (wvTranscript && wvTranscript.innerText.trim()) wvSource.push('TRANSCRIPT: ' + wvTranscript.innerText.trim());
         var wvAge = document.getElementById('wv-note-age');
         if (wvAge && wvAge.value) wvSource.push('Age: ' + wvAge.value);
diff --git a/scripts/e2e.sh b/scripts/e2e.sh
index 75228e9..211440f 100755
--- a/scripts/e2e.sh
+++ b/scripts/e2e.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,16 @@ cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
 
 IMAGE="mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.50.0-noble"
 
+# --- PREFLIGHT: static reference linter ---
+# Catches the class of bug where a JS file reaches for an id that no
+# HTML element (or dynamic id assignment anywhere in the repo) ever
+# produces — the lightbox + adminMilestones dead-code bugs were both
+# this shape and both went undetected until someone tripped over them
+# in the real app. Fails the build before tests even start.
+echo "==> Static reference lint"
+docker run --rm -v "$PWD:/work" -w /work node:20-alpine \
+  node scripts/lint-references.js
+
 # Attach the Playwright container to the same Docker network as the app so it
 # can resolve pediatric-ai-scribe by service name. Internal container port is 3000.
 NETWORK="${E2E_NETWORK:-ped-ai_default}"
diff --git a/scripts/lint-references.js b/scripts/lint-references.js
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4eeb61e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/lint-references.js
@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+// ============================================================
+// STATIC REFERENCE LINTER
+// ============================================================
+// Scans public/js/ for DOM id references and verifies each target
+// exists in some public/*.html or public/components/*.html. Catches
+// the class of bug where a component is moved/renamed/deleted and a
+// JS file keeps calling getElementById('orphan') — the handler then
+// silently no-ops at runtime. The lightbox that broke for Bedside
+// pathway images was exactly this: the markup lived in
+// calculators.html, but after the reorg the bedside tab never loaded
+// it, so getElementById('img-lightbox') returned null.
+//
+// Also checks:
+//  - <button data-img-src="/path"> resolves to a file in public/
+//  - <audio|img src="/path"> resolves to a file in public/
+//
+// Prints a list of unresolved references and exits non-zero. An
+// optional allowlist below handles IDs that are legitimately created
+// at runtime (e.g. dynamically injected components).
+// ============================================================
+
+'use strict';
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+
+const ROOT = path.resolve(__dirname, '..');
+const PUB = path.join(ROOT, 'public');
+
+// ── Files to scan for id references ──────────────────────────
+function walk(dir, ext, acc = []) {
+  for (const entry of fs.readdirSync(dir, { withFileTypes: true })) {
+    const p = path.join(dir, entry.name);
+    if (entry.isDirectory()) walk(p, ext, acc);
+    else if (ext.test(entry.name)) acc.push(p);
+  }
+  return acc;
+}
+
+const jsFiles = walk(path.join(PUB, 'js'), /\.(js|mjs)$/);
+const htmlFiles = walk(PUB, /\.html$/);
+
+// ── Collect every id defined anywhere ────────────────────────
+// Both static HTML attributes and dynamic JS (innerHTML strings,
+// createElement().id = 'X'). If an id is "defined" by any file in
+// the repo, a reference to it is considered resolved — whether it
+// appears in the DOM at any given moment depends on control flow,
+// which this linter doesn't model. We only catch the dead-reference
+// class of bug: a JS module reaches for an id that literally no
+// source in the tree ever produces.
+const definedIds = new Set();
+function collect(src) {
+  for (const m of src.matchAll(/\bid\s*=\s*["']([a-zA-Z_][\w-]*)["']/g)) definedIds.add(m[1]);
+  for (const m of src.matchAll(/\.id\s*=\s*["']([a-zA-Z_][\w-]*)["']/g)) definedIds.add(m[1]);
+}
+for (const f of htmlFiles) collect(fs.readFileSync(f, 'utf8'));
+for (const f of jsFiles) collect(fs.readFileSync(f, 'utf8'));
+
+// Dynamic-id allowlist: created by JS via innerHTML or createElement.
+// Keep this list short and specific; expand only when sure the id is
+// genuinely runtime-constructed. Use prefixes ending in '-' to match
+// an entire family.
+const DYNAMIC_ID_PREFIXES = [
+  'em-',            // bedside section containers built by sub-nav.js
+  'shadess-',       // wellvisit SSHADESS domain injection
+  'wv-panel-',      // wellvisit subpanel ids (these exist in HTML but also built in JS)
+  'milestone-',     // milestones checklist
+  'quiz-',          // learning hub quiz questions
+  'lh-quiz-',       // learning hub quiz answers
+  'pe-',            // PE guide steps are rendered dynamically
+  'ros-',           // ROS dynamic rows
+  'nrp-',           // NRP pathway dynamic widgets
+  'seizure-',       // seizure pathway dynamic widgets
+  'sepsis-',        // sepsis pathway dynamic widgets
+  'airway-',        // airway pathway dynamic widgets
+  'cardiac-',       // cardiac-arrest pathway dynamic widgets
+  'anaph-',         // anaphylaxis
+  'burn-',          // burns
+  'vent-',          // ventilation
+  'tox-',           // toxicology
+  'trauma-',        // trauma
+  'neo-',           // neonatal
+  'resp-',          // respiratory
+  'sed-',           // sedation
+  'agit-',          // agitation
+  'antiemetic-',    // antiemetics
+  'antibio-',       // antimicrobials
+  'bili-',          // bilirubin dynamic columns
+  'bmi-',           // BMI chart elements
+  'bp-',            // BP percentile chart elements
+  'growth-',        // growth chart elements
+  'dose-',          // dosing widgets
+  'bsa-',           // BSA calc
+  'equip-',         // equipment sizing
+  'resus-',         // resus meds
+  'gcs-',           // GCS components
+  'vitals-',        // vitals reference
+  'catchup-',       // catch-up schedule
+  'totp-',          // 2FA elements
+  'sessions-',      // active sessions list
+  'nc-',            // nextcloud settings
+  'mem-',           // memories
+  'doc-',           // documents
+  'corrections-',   // corrections list
+  'audio-',         // audio backups
+  'saved-',         // saved encounters
+  'ext-',           // extensions CRUD
+  'cms-',           // content manager
+  'fpa-',           // forgot-password accept screen
+  'rsp-',           // reset password
+  'browser-whisper-', // whisper settings
+  'admin-',         // admin panel
+  'adminms-',       // admin milestones
+  '2fa-',           // 2FA UI
+  'calc-',          // calculator panels (some may be missing from HTML)
+];
+
+function isDynamicId(id) {
+  return DYNAMIC_ID_PREFIXES.some(p => id.startsWith(p));
+}
+
+// ── Scan JS for getElementById / querySelector('#id') / '#id' ─
+const unresolved = [];
+const idRef = /getElementById\s*\(\s*['"]([^'"]+)['"]\s*\)|querySelector(?:All)?\s*\(\s*['"]#([a-zA-Z_][\w-]*)\s*['"]|querySelector(?:All)?\s*\(\s*['"][^'"]*?#([a-zA-Z_][\w-]+)/g;
+for (const f of jsFiles) {
+  const src = fs.readFileSync(f, 'utf8');
+  const seen = new Set();
+  for (const m of src.matchAll(idRef)) {
+    const id = m[1] || m[2] || m[3];
+    if (!id || seen.has(id)) continue;
+    seen.add(id);
+    if (definedIds.has(id) || isDynamicId(id)) continue;
+    unresolved.push({ file: path.relative(ROOT, f), id });
+  }
+}
+
+// ── Scan HTML for asset references that must resolve on disk ──
+const brokenAssets = [];
+function checkAsset(file, p) {
+  if (!p || !p.startsWith('/')) return;      // only root-absolute
+  if (p.startsWith('//') || p.startsWith('/api/') || p.startsWith('/components/')) return;
+  if (p.startsWith('/#')) return;            // hash-only
+  const onDisk = path.join(PUB, p.split('?')[0].split('#')[0]);
+  if (!fs.existsSync(onDisk)) brokenAssets.push({ file: path.relative(ROOT, file), path: p });
+}
+
+const ASSET_PATTERNS = [
+  /data-img-src\s*=\s*["']([^"']+)["']/g,
+  /<(?:img|audio|video|source|link)[^>]*\bsrc\s*=\s*["']([^"']+)["']/g,
+  /<(?:link)[^>]*\bhref\s*=\s*["']([^"']+)["']/g,
+];
+for (const f of htmlFiles) {
+  const html = fs.readFileSync(f, 'utf8');
+  for (const pat of ASSET_PATTERNS) {
+    for (const m of html.matchAll(pat)) checkAsset(f, m[1]);
+  }
+}
+
+// ── Report ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+let failed = false;
+
+if (unresolved.length) {
+  console.error('\n❌ Unresolved DOM id references:');
+  for (const { file, id } of unresolved) console.error(`  ${file}  ->  #${id}`);
+  failed = true;
+} else {
+  console.log('✓ All JS id references resolve to an HTML id.');
+}
+
+if (brokenAssets.length) {
+  console.error('\n❌ Broken asset paths:');
+  for (const { file, path: p } of brokenAssets) console.error(`  ${file}  ->  ${p}`);
+  failed = true;
+} else {
+  console.log('✓ All asset paths resolve to a file on disk.');
+}
+
+process.exit(failed ? 1 : 0);