Now, physicians must write out the words, once a day, twice a day and so on. They are directions indicating how many times per day the dose should be administered. It goes like this: SID or QD = Once a day. BID = Twice a day. TID = Three times a day. QID = Four times a day.
Professional courtesy means making no charge to anyone, patient or insurance, for medical care. There are no special exceptions in the law that allow professional courtesy to physicians in situations where the same courtesy could not be extended to all patients.ntroduction. Professional courtesy  taking care of the families of other physicians without charge  is a tradition that dates back to Hippocrates. The practice served to build bonds between physicians, and to reduce the incentive for physicians to treat their own families.
On 2011 returns, a taxpayer can deduct only those qualified medical and dental expenses in excess of 7.5 percent of adjusted gross income (AGI). For instance, if the taxpayer has an AGI of $100,000 and incurred $7,000 of unreimbursed expenses during the year, he or she gets no medical deduction.