Age, fever, shortness of breath, C-reactive protein, ESR, thyroid stimulating hormone, pulmonary infection, hypothyroidism, hydronephrosis, kidney stones, swollen small vascular endothelial cells and chest CT consolidation shadows were identified as risk factors for happening PE in patients with EF, while free triiodothyronine and free thyroxine were identified as protective factors against PE in patients with EF. Here, CRP is linked to nephrolithiasis.