The Nurse Caring for a Trauma Victim Who Has Received

The nurse caring for a trauma victim who has received massive transfusions of whole blood is diligent in assessment for metabolic alkalosis because

A) multiple transfusions of whole blood cause a decrease in serum potassium level.
B) the anticoagulant in the blood is metabolized to bicarbonate.
C) transfused blood is less stable, releasing bicarbonate from the blood cells.
D) whole blood utilizes bicarbonate as a preservative.