From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (Redirected from 1977 Hanafi Muslim Siege) On March 9â11, 1977, three buildings in Washington, D.C., were seized by 12 Muslim gunmen, led by Hamaas Abdul Khaalis, who had broken from the Nation of Islam because he blamed them for murder. They took 149 hostages and killed a radio journalist.
1 Under 0.6 mmol/L - a normal blood ketone value. 2  0.6 to 1.5 mmol/L - indicates that more ketones are being produced than normal, test again later to see if the value has lowered.  1.6 to 3.0 mmol/L - a high level of ketones and could present a risk of ketoacidosis.
Measuring ketones in the blood allows them to be detected two to four hours earlier than with urine testing and allows small changes in ketone levels to be monitored rapidly to determine the effectivenss of therapy.