Official Photos Â». Jensen Ross Ackles, better known as simply Jensen Ackles, was born on March 1, 1978, in Dallas, Texas, to Donna Joan (Shaffer) and actor Alan Ackles. He has English, German, and Scottish ancestry.
1 ARDS, or acute respiratory distress syndrome, is a lung condition that leads to low oxygen levels in the blood. 2  ARDS can be life threatening. 3  This is because your body's organs, such as the kidneys and brain, need oxygen-rich blood to work properly.
acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) a group of symptoms accompanying fulminant pulmonary edema and resulting in acute respiratory failure; called also shock lung, wet lung, and many other names descriptive of etiology or clinical manifestations.