Case Presentation: A 3‐year‐old Hispanic male was hospitalized for fever and cervical lymphadenopathy. He was treated with antibiotics for suspected lymphadenitis but showed minimal improvement. He was eventually diagnosed with Kawasaki disease based on physical and laboratory findings, treated with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) and discharged on aspirin therapy. His echocardiogram was normal prior to discharge. […]

Background: Given the shift-based nature of modern hospital medicine, block schedules where physicians are on clinical service for a defined period of time are common place. As such, end-of-service handoffs are a routine element of hospital medicine practice. Like handoffs to an overnight cross-covering physician, end-of-service handoffs pose a risk to patients if critical information […]