United States presidential transition. United States presidential transition is the transfer of federal executive branch power from the incumbent President of the United States to the president-elect, during the period of time between election day in November (on the first Tuesday after November 1), and inauguration day on the following January 20.
endotoxic shock. Septic shock due to release of endotoxins by gram-negative bacteria. Endotoxins are lipopolysaccharides in the cell walls that are released during both reproduction and destruction of the bacteria.
Shock refers to any life-threatening decrease in blood pres- sure. Shock caused by bacteria is called septic shock. Gram-nega- tive bacteria cause endotoxic shock. Like fever, the shock produced by endotoxins is related to the secretion of a cytokine by macro- phages.