Table 2 Detail of misconception between PC and euthanasia

“Using a sedating drug in those imminently dying intention to relieve intolerable suffering by controlling the symptoms and Intentional administration of sedatives to reduce a dying person’s consciousness to relieve in tolerable suffering from refractory symptoms” is palliative care (true)

“Titration of morphine in terminal cancer patient for relieving respiratory distress” is palliative care (true)

“Intravenous infusion of morphine overdose in order to end the sufferer’s life” is euthanasia (true)

“Physician refuses to insert endotracheal tube (intubation) because the physician wants to follow patient’s living will” is palliative care (true)

“Physician allows the relatives to take the terminal cancer patient back to dying at home as patient’s wishes” is palliative care (true)

“Physician intentionally ends patient’s life by the administration of sedative drug or muscle relaxant” is euthanasia (true)

“Lung cancer stage 4 patient, who had completed operation, chemotherapy and radiation but the disease’s still progressive. Physician does family meeting about discontinue the chemotherapy and treat as palliative caring instead” is palliative care (true)

“Physician administrates anesthesia in order to hasten patient’s death, as patient’s competent request because of his incurable disease” is euthanasia (true)